Where does gum come from?

1. Where does gum come from? Sapodilla Tree and Resin

2. Cacao Where did chocolate come from?

3. Maya: Lords of the Earth Do you think the Mayan people were more farmers or warriors? Do you think they could create mathematics or writing or science? Why or why not? If the civilization was existed over 800 years before ours, do you think it was an advanced society?

4. Maya Map

6. Maya Map

7. El Castillo - Kukulkan Temple Chac Mool

8. The Observatory

9. The Nunnery

10. Nunnery Quadrangle

11. Pyramid of the Magician

12. Palace

13. Aqueducts

15. 1. The Maya prospered in the rain forests of the ___________________ Peninsula. 2. The __________________________were given their name by the Spanish. 3. The Mayan people developed , a form of writing that uses symbols and signs called __________________________________. 4. The Mayan Empire occupied territory in eastern Mexico between three bodies of water: the _________________, the __________________, and the ________________ Sea. 5. The Mayan civilization suddenly declined because ___________________________. 6. The Aztec city of occupied a site near the location of present-day _________________ City. 7. The Aztec people were a ___________________type of people.

16. 1. The Maya prospered in the rain forests of the Yucatan Peninsula. 2. The Aztec were given their name by the Spanish. 3. The Mayan people developed , a form of writing that uses symbols and signs called hieroglyphics. 4. The Mayan Empire occupied territory in eastern Mexico between three bodies of water: the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the CaribbeanSea. 5. The Mayan civilization suddenly declined because drought or warfare or disease. 6. The Aztec city of occupied a site near the location of present-day MexicoCity. 7. The Aztec people were a warrior type of people.

17. Discussion Based on your groups hypothesis, how do you think best explains what happened to the Maya? Why? What facts support the hypothesis?

18. Aztecs Do you think the Aztec civilization was made up of farmers or warriors? How do you think the Aztec people changed their lives after the Spanish arrived? What do you think was the most important issue before the Spanish arrived in Aztec society?

19. Aztec people were very religious • Main god of the Aztecs was the sun and war god • Belief in an afterlife was strong • worshipped nearly 1000 Aztec gods Aztec Empire

20. Aztec Empire Aztecs are well known for is their architecture Valley of Mexico was considered to be the heart of the Aztec Empire

22. Aztecs Do you think the Aztec civilization was made up of farmers or warriors? How do you think the Aztec people changed their lives after the Spanish arrived? What do you think was the most important issue before the Spanish arrived in Aztec society?

23. Hernan Cortes Spanish conquistador who reached Mexico in 1519 in search of treasure arrived in Mexico with 550 soldiers, 16 horses, 14 canons, & a few dogs group was met by Aztec emperor, Montezuma II

24. Aztec Empire Hernan Cortes 1485 –1547 • Explorer for Spain • Leader of Spanish soldiers • Conqueror of the Aztecs • Thought to be god Quetzacoatl by the Aztecs • Religion - Roman Catholic

25. Hernan Cortes 3 Spanish Conquistador 2 4