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Native american facts. Maya, Inca and Aztecs.

Published on Feb 09, 2016

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Aqueducts are twin pipes that bring fresh water to Tenochtitlan.
The Aztecs were located in what is now Mexico city
Chinampas are called floating gardens. They fed all of the Aztecs.
The Aztecs were able to conquer other tribes around them.
Sacrifice was done to make the gods happy. A warrior was captured from another tribe and stabbed and had their heart taken out.
The Aztecs were from 1200 CE to 1500 CE. That was only 300 years.
Tenochtitlan was the chief city of the Aztecs.

The Maya burned the land and grew corn on top of it. People call it slash and burn.
Classic Period is the period when the Maya were able to build fascinating things.
Chichen Itza is a Mayan city in northern Yucatan Peninsula.
Two Mayan major cities were Tikal and Chichen Itza.
Mayan kings were known as Semi-divine because they were know as half god.
The Mayans lasted from 1000 BCE to 1500 CE. That is 2500 years.
Stelae are large Mayan upright stone monuments.
Pok-a-tok is a game played by the Maya with a 16 pound rubber ball.
Tikal is an important Mayan city in the southern Yucatan Peninsula.
The hero Twins are a creation myth of the Maya. The two brothers outsmart the gods of the underworld and become the sun and the moon.

Llamas and Alpacas were used to transport people one place to another. They were also used for record keeping.
The Incas lived in a cold dry climate.
Francisco Pizzaro was a Spanish conquistador. He kidnapped the Inca king and killed him.
Terrace farming was a type of farming that created flat lands on a steep hill to grow crops.
A suspenion is a bridge made from twisted ropes of plants.
Machu Picchu is a sacred city built at 8,000 feet above sea level.
The children of the sun was a name given to the Incas.The Incan were the sun god's children. That was what they belived.
Mummy bundles are bundles of Incan people who have died.
The Inca lived with high elevation. This was the reason for cold temperatures.
Sapa Inca was the Emperor of the Incas considered to be the sun god, Inti.
Atahualpa Inca was the Incan ruler who was captured by Francisco Pizzaro and killed.
The location of the Incan Empire is the western south America, including the Andes mountains.
Quipus are the ways Inca's keep track of important records using colored cords and knot;Incans did not have a method of writing; This took place of writing.

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