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Bell Ringer. List as many possible ways you eat potatoes (at least 10) Where do you think the Europeans first got potatoes? List as many possible ways you can eat corn (at least 5) Where do you think the Europeans first got corn?. Bell Ringer.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • List as many possible ways you eat potatoes (at least 10) • Where do you think the Europeans first got potatoes? • List as many possible ways you can eat corn(at least 5) • Where do you think the Europeans first got corn?

  2. Bell Ringer • Locate the Mughal Empire on your map. What country is it in? • Locate where the Shogun lived. What country is this? • Locate the country that used foreign enclaves to control trade. What country is this?

  3. Today in class… We will… • Learn about the major empires in Latin America at the start of 1500: Mayan, Aztec and Incan. You will be able to… Social Studies Language • Explain in writing why you find one of the Latin American empires especially interesting. • Locate and describe the major empires of: • Mayan • Aztec • Incan NEXT TIME/SOON: OMCJ Take home Quiz

  4. Empires of 1500: Mayan, Aztec, and Incan

  5. Where are they?

  6. Mayan

  7. The Mayans • From 2000 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E. • Famous for the most complex writing system in the New World. • Descended from the Olmec people who also lived in the jungles of Mexico.

  8. 300-900 C.E. • Height of the empire • Cities in: • Mexico • Belize • Guatemala • Honduras • El Salvador Yucatan Peninsula

  9. Mayan Civilization • Government: city-states ruled by a king • Economy: Agriculture and trade • Religion: Polytheistic and built pyramids

  10. Chichen Itza

  11. Tulum

  12. Accomplishments • Hieroglyphic writing • Buildings: • Public buildings for government or religious purposes • Studied the moon, stars, and planets. • Mayan Calendar was based on the planets.

  13. Collapse • Around 1500 • Declined for unknown reasons • over-population? • warfare? • revolt of farmers & laborers? • devastating natural disaster?

  14. The Aztecs

  15. Arrival of the Aztecs The Aztecs built their home in Tenochtitlan after seeing an eagle perched on a great cactus with his wings stretched toward the sun. In its beak was a long snake.

  16. Mexican Flag Does that image the Aztecs were waiting for remind you of anything?

  17. Tenochtitlan • Tenochtitlan: “the place of the fruit of the prickly pear cactus.” • Island city became the center of the Aztec Empire.

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  19. Aztec Society • Government: ruled by an emperor. • Economy: agriculture • Religion: polytheistic and built pyramids for human sacrifices to their gods. • No written language.

  20. The Aztec Empire • Payments (tribute) were collected from the groups they conquered. • Collecting tribute was the empire’s most important business. • War was the center of Aztec life • Successful battles = more tribute • Successful battles = more sacrifices for the gods • All men were soldiers

  21. Ball Game • Ball Game: tlachtli • Small ring on the wall • Object of the game was to get a rubber ball through ring • Can only use elbows, knees, or hips! • If you LOST you were killed!

  22. Collapse of the Aztecs • Aztec Empire grew between 1428 and 1519 • Destroyed by invaders from Spain (conquistadors)

  23. The Sport of Life and Death

  24. The Incan

  25. Incan Empire • Developed in the Andes Mountains of South America and lasted from the 1400s to 1532. • Center of the Inca Empire was the capital city of Cuzco.

  26. Incan Society • Government: ruled by emperor • Economy: agriculture in high altitudes—used terracing • Religion: polytheistic • Major City: Machu Picchu

  27. Machu Picchu

  28. Machu Picchu

  29. Religious Beliefs • Gods who controlled various aspects of nature. • Most important god was Inti, the god of sun and agriculture. • Emperor’s family was a descendent of Inti • Agriculture was a basis of Inca life

  30. Roads and Messengers • Road System was used for communication! • 15,000 miles of road • Chasquis, or messengers, carried messages from the Emperor. • They had no written language, but used a system of knots on a cord to record information—called quipu.

  31. Closing In your journal complete the following prompt: I think the _____________ Empire is the most interesting because … Write at least 3 complete sentences!

  32. Closing OMCJ: Take Home Quiz Complete the take home quiz using your class notes. This is individual work – do not copy – you have ALL the answers in your notes! Turn this quiz in at the beginning of the next block for a HW grade. Late quizzes will not be accepted!

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