Mysteries of Ancient Latin America: Mayans, Aztecs, Incas

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3. The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas

4. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mayan Aztec Inca

5. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Mayan Aztec Inca

6. Where or what is this?

7. Mayan Empire Map Mayan Empire

8. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Mayan Aztec Inca

9. Mayan Temple Mayan temple

10. Mayan Ruins Mayan Ruins

12. Acropolis Mayan: Acropolis of the North

13. Mayan Relief Mayan Relief

14. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula and Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec Inca

15. Mayan Calendar

16. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD Inca

17. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Inca

19. Aztec Empire Aztec Empire

20. Tenochtitlan- Island City Tenochtitlan…later Mexico City

21. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Inca

22. Tenochtitlan…Today!

23. Pyramid of the Sun

24. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula and Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners – minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice • Calendar Inca

25. Aztec Human Sacrifice

27. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula and Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced their bodies to give blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners (sometimes thousands for minor sacrifice) 2) warriors for major sacrifice • Calendar Inca 1300 AD – 1530 AD

28. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice • Calendar Inca 1300 AD – 1530 AD Andes Mountains

29. Inca Empire Map Inca Empire

30. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous Early Latin American Civilizations 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice • Calendar Inca 1300 AD – 1530 AD Andes Mountains Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces

31. Inca City: Machu Picchu

32. Machu Picchu Machu Picchu

33. Machu Picchu Machu Picchu

34. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Early Latin American Civilizations Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice) 2) warriors - major sacrifice • Calendar Inca 1300 AD – 1530 AD Andes Mountains Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces • Reincarnation • Deformed heads • 14,000 miles of roads • GOLD (sweat of sun) • SILVER (tears of moon) • Punishment: chopped off hand/feet or gouged out eyes.

35. Inca deformed heads

36. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Early Latin American Civilizations Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors for major sacrifice • Calendar Inca 1300 AD – 1530 AD Andes Mountains Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces • Reincarnation • Deformed heads • 14,000 miles of roads • GOLD (sweat of sun) • SILVER (tears of moon) • Punishment: chopped off hand/feet or gouged out eyes.

37. Civilization When Where Buildings Miscellaneous 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces • Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. • Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) • Precise calendar • Mathematics Mayan Early Latin American Civilizations Aztec 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?) ...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples • Fierce warriors • Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice • Calendar Inca 1300 AD – 1530 AD Andes Mountains Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces • Reincarnation • Deformed heads • 14,000 miles of roads • GOLD (sweat of sun) • SILVER (tears of moon) • Punishment: chopped off hand/feet or gouged out eyes.

38. Answer these 10 questions: • Which of the three Latin American civilizations survived the longest? • The ________ were skilled warriors. • The ________ were very good at mathematics. • The ________ made farms by using terraces. • Where was the Incan Empire located? • What was the peninsula where the Mayan created their empire? • What modern-day city was the famous Tenochtitlan? • Which ancient civilization created numerous small temples? • Which ancient civilization: deformed heads and believed in reincarnation? • Which ancient civilization ate their enemies?

39. The Nasca Lines • Made 1600 years ago. • Not discovered until airplanes flew over them. • Why were they made? • By whom? • For Whom?

40. Nazca Lines Nasca Lines from space

41. Nasca Map

42. Hummingbird

43. Nasca Spider

44. Nasca Hands

45. Nasca Monkey

47. Nasca Astronaut Nasca Astronaut

48. Geometric Shapes

50. Where are these? Area 51!