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Pre-Columbian Civilizations In the Americas

Pre-Columbian Civilizations In the Americas. By: Mr. Gary Payne Glenn High School Kernersville, NC. Early Human Migrations. Sculpture from the Americas. Origins of the Peoples of the Americas?. Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations. The Mayans. Lands of the Mayans.

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Pre-Columbian Civilizations In the Americas

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  1. Pre-Columbian Civilizations In the Americas By: Mr. Gary PayneGlenn High School Kernersville, NC

  2. Early Human Migrations

  3. Sculpture from the Americas Origins of the Peoples of the Americas?

  4. Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations

  5. The Mayans

  6. Lands of the Mayans The Yucatan Peninsula

  7. Chichen-Itza - Pyramid

  8. Chichen-Itza - Observatory

  9. Chichen-Itza - Ball Court

  10. Mayan Cultivation of Maize Chac, God of Rain -->

  11. Mayan Underground Granaries: Chultunes

  12. Overview of Tikal (Guatemala) Temple of the Masks

  13. Tikal Jungle View at Sunset

  14. Tikal - Main Court

  15. Tikal: Temple of the Masks

  16. Tikal - Wall Mask of the Rain God

  17. Mayan Glyphs sky king house child city Mayan Mathematics

  18. Mayan Glyphs

  19. Mayan Drinking Cup for Chocolate

  20. Pakal: The Maya Astronaut

  21. Quetzalcoatl:The God of Wisdom & Learning

  22. The Aztecs

  23. Lands of the Aztecs

  24. Aztec View of Tenochtitlan

  25. Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan

  26. The Codex Mendoza :The FoundingofTenochtitlan

  27. Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas

  28. Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden:15ft. to 30ft. wide

  29. Tenochtitlan - Chinampas

  30. Aztec Writing Aztec Math

  31. Aztec Sun Stone -- Calendar

  32. Aztec Sun Motifs

  33. Aztec Codex(15c Manuscript)

  34. The Aztecs WereFierce Warriors

  35. Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

  36. Heart Sacrificeon an Aztec Temple Pyramid

  37. Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan

  38. Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan

  39. Aztec Gold

  40. The Incas

  41. Lands of the Incas

  42. Cuzco: Ancient Capital of the Inca(11,000 ft. above sea level)

  43. Machu Picchu

  44. Machu Picchu

  45. Incan Suspension Bridges

  46. Incan Terrace Farming

  47. Incan Digging Sticks

  48. Maize in Incan Pottery& Gold Work

  49. Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans

  50. Produce from a Typical Incan Market

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