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Civilizations of the
Americas Geography and Agriculture
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Mayan Empire
Geography
• Located on the Yucatán Peninsula
• Emerged BEFORE the founding of the Roman Empire and lasted long after the Fall of the Western Side
• From 1800 BC to 1520 AD
• mostly rain forest
• Thin, fragile soil – no nutrients
• How do you sustain life in rain forest?
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• The cutting down and burning
of forest to use as fertilizer for
the land
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Slash-and-burn
Agriculture
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Mayan Crops
• Main crop: corn (maize)
• Other crops: squash, beans, tomatoes, avocados,
peppers, pumpkins, cacao (chocolate)
Cacao Tree
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Mayan Irrigation
System
• Maya built water reservoirs with man-made dams
• System not as large as Inca or Aztec
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Outline the Maya civilization on your map.
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Mayan Cities
• Major Mayan Cities include: Tikal, Palenque, Copán,
ChichénItzá, Calakmul
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ChichénItzá
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Palenque
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Copán Ruins
Ball Court
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Calakmul
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Tikal
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Inca Empire
Geography • Located in Andes Mountains
• Rocky, steep
• Civilization spread from rainforests of the Valley of Cuzco
According to Oral history (NO WRITTEN RECORDS) the Inca
were descended from Inti, the sun god. Inti told them to settle in
a place where a golden staff would sink easily into the ground….
That place was the valley of Cuzco
From 1200 AD to 1525
• How do you sustain life in the mountains?
• Terrace farming
• Flat strips of level land used to farm on hillsides
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Terrace Farming
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Incan Crops
• Main crop: potato
• Other crops: corn (maize), squash, tomato, peanuts,
peppers, melon, cotton
• Sacred Valley of the Incas
• Best place to grow corn (maize)
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Incan Irrigation
Systems
• Inca built canals, tunnels, and raised
aqueducts to carry water
• Still in use today
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the Inca Civilization
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Incan Cities
• Major Incan cities include:
• Cuzco,
• Machu Picchu,
• Vilcabama,
• Vitcos,
• Choquequiaro,
• Paititi
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Cuzco – capital city
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Machu Picchu – never found by Spanish
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Choquequiaro – place of
refuge for Inca ruler
during Spanish attacks
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Vitcos
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Vitcabamba – Last
Stronghold of the Incas
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Paititi
• Lost city of the Inca – no one has found
it
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Aztec Empire
Geography • Located in the Valley of Mexico
• Shallow lakes, mild climate, fertile land around lakes
• Aztecs find refuge on island in Lake Texcoco
According to legend the Aztecs , (Mexica who came from Aztlan) eventually settled on a small island in the middle of Lake Texcoco where they saw an eagle perched on a thorny cactus. This was the sign their chief god had told them to look for…..They made the island their home….. The sign is also the national symbol for Mexico
From 1325 until1521
• How do you sustain life on an island city?
• Chinampas
• Floating gardens on lake
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Chinampas
Farming & Irrigation
• Used mud, vegetation, and mats to create
soil ready for planting on lake
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Aztec Crops
• Main crop: corn (maize)
• Other crops: avocados, squash, cotton, rubber,
cacao beans, sweet potatoes
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the Aztec civilization
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Proximity of Aztec and
Maya Civilizations
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Aztec Cities
• Major Aztec cities
• include:
Tenochtitlán,
• Texcoco,
• Tlacopan,
• Yautepec,
• Tlatelolco
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Tenochtitlán – only
ruins remain in
Mexico City
Stone of the Sun
found here