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MESOAMERICA

MESOAMERICA. BY BENJAMIN BIEDRZYCKI AND CAMERON MICHELUSI. INTRODUCTION. WELCOME to Mesoamerica!!!!!! We have 4 civilizations We are all in all parts of America in gulfs, plateaus, and mountains There's the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca Those are all in order

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MESOAMERICA

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  1. MESOAMERICA BY BENJAMIN BIEDRZYCKI AND CAMERON MICHELUSI

  2. INTRODUCTION • WELCOME to Mesoamerica!!!!!! • We have 4 civilizations • We are all in all parts of America in gulfs, plateaus, and mountains • There's the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca • Those are all in order • Sadly, the Spanish took over Mesoamerica and it turned into Mexico

  3. VOCABULARY • EMPIRE: a political in which people or lands are controlled by one ruler • CHINAMPAS: island gardens that grow flowers • CONQUISTADOR: Spanish word for conqueror • OBSERVITORIES: buildings in which people study the sky • TERRACE FARMING: a type of farming developed to help farm on mountains using steps • ISTHMUS: a thin connecting strip of land

  4. PHYSICAL FEATURES • We have a mountain range called the Andes Mountains where the Inca settled • We have plains, deserts, and rainforest • We also have many valleys • These areas impact civilizations mostly for protection • Some are bad for trading • They need water for good farmland

  5. Importance of people • In Mesoamerica they do have an importance for each person • We have slaves • We sacrificed the low classes • We have emperors to rule • We have farmers to help plant crops

  6. CONTRIBUTIONS • We have so many inventions • The Olmec made giant sculpture heads like in Easter island • The Maya invented something called the Mayan ball game which has an 8 pound ball you have to hit up into a 20 foot hoop • The Aztec learned to set bones and treat cavities • The Inca made long roads and terrace farming

  7. CONFLICTS • Mesoamerica's evil enemy, Spain , sadly took over Mesoamerica • All civilizations had a problem with Spain • Hernan Cortez tricked the Aztecs and ended up destroying them • FransiscoPizzaro ended up taking over the Inca • They had some trouble battling back since Spain had guns • That’s a very big problem

  8. THE END • THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MESOAMERICA • THAT’S OUR PROJECT

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