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American? Indian? Amerindian?

American? Indian? Amerindian?. MAYA. 1- 300 BCE to 900 CE. 2-Descendants of ancient Asian nomads who crossed the Bering Strait 30,000 years ago. 3-Settled most of southern Mexico. 4-Domesticated native plants such as corn and beans. 5-Religion was

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American? Indian? Amerindian?

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  1. American? Indian? Amerindian?

  2. MAYA 1- 300 BCE to 900 CE

  3. 2-Descendants of ancient Asian nomads who crossed the Bering Strait 30,000 years ago

  4. 3-Settled most of southern Mexico

  5. 4-Domesticated native plants such as corn and beans

  6. 5-Religion was polytheistic (worshipped more than 1 god) Mayan god of Rain

  7. 6-Social Structure led by a ruling class of elites and priests over the peasants and laboring class

  8. 7-Built large pyramids which are sill around today 8-Developed advanced mathematical formulas

  9. 9-Mayan Empire abruptly ended around 900 CE for unknown reasons

  10. Did you know that the Mayans loved sports?

  11. AZTEC 1-1100 CE to 1525 CE 2-Aztecs are also known as the Mexica

  12. 3-Settled in central Mexico and founded the city of Tenochtitlan (now called Mexico City)

  13. 4-Social structure included an emperor, noble class, merchant class, labor class, and slaves

  14. 5-Cultivated cotton, metals and gems

  15. 6-The capitol city Tenochtitlan ruled over small cities called city-states

  16. 7-The Aztecs of Tenochtitlan forced the city-states to worship their god

  17. 8-The Aztec Empire eventually failed due to uprisings in the city-states and a final defeat by Spain.

  18. INCA 1-400 CE to 1533 CE

  19. 2-Came across the Bering Strait 10,000 years ago and settled in Peru

  20. 3-Capital city was Cuzco 4-Early Inca were fishermen and farmers

  21. 5-Social structure consisted of the Inca (emperor), royalty, wealthy nobles, and the ayllu (which was the rest of the people)

  22. 6-Religion was polytheistic (worshipped more than 1 god) Inca Sun god

  23. 7-Known for pottery, masonry, and road building

  24. 8-Inca Empire eventually failed due to civil war between two Inca brothers and a final defeat by Spain in 1533

  25. Have you seen this movie?It features Incan jewelry, pottery, and masonry, roads, and more!

  26. REVIEW 1-What empire was located in Peru, South America? INCA 1-The Maya were also called what? MEXICA 2-What was the Capitol city of the Aztec Empire? TENOCHTITLAN 3-What country defeated the Aztecs and the Incas? SPAIN 4-What was the capitol city of the Incan Empire? CUZCO 5-Term which means “worships more than 1 god” POLYTHEISTIC

  27. GREAT JOB LEARNING ABOUT THE AMERINDIANS!

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