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Maya Aztec Anasazi
In this chapter we discussed
many civilizations.
Define civilizationcivilization.
Civilization Civilization – a culture that has
developed a complex system of
government, education, &
religion
Where did the Maya
civilization exist, and from what
years?
The Mayas lived in what is now present-
day Mexico & Guatemala. From years 200-909,
they lived on the Yucatan Peninsula &
two of their cities were Tikal & Chichen Itza.
The Mayans farmed a variety
of crops, but what was their main main
cropcrop & how did it help them?
The Mayan’s main crop was corncorn & they
grew a surplus (or extra) of it. Farming
a surplus of corn allowed their civilization to
develop.
The Mayans had many
monumentsmonuments & templestemples.
What purposes did they serve?
Mayans built temples to honor
their gods, ask the gods for success in battle, and to ask
for good corn harvests.
Describe how the Mayans
were an advanced
civilization for their time.
The Mayans were farmers, artists, scientists, &
historians. They had an advanced system of writing, wrote books,
invented the idea of the number zero, were
advanced in math & science, and had a
calendar.
What was the name of the
Aztec capital city in Mexico and
what was it built to honor?
The Atzec capital was TenochtitlanTenochtitlan, a
small island on a lake in the Valley of Mexico. Their city was built to honor their gods & the
sun.
How & what did the the Aztec
farm? Also, how’d they
travel to their city?
The Aztecs farmed chili peppers, squash, beans,
corn, & tomatoes on floating gardensfloating gardens called chinampaschinampas. They used
bridgesbridges & causewayscauseways to travel back & forth.
The Aztec civilization didn’t last
forever. Who conquered them, and
when?
The Aztec empire was conquered by Hernando Cortez from Spain in the
1500s. He had help from Aztec’s
neighbors who were their enemies.
The Aztec empire was one of great beauty.
What were some of the
great things?
Some of the Aztec things of beauty were:
beautiful plazas, markets, broad
avenues, zoos, schools, quetzal birds & large
populations
Describe the Aztec’s outlook on war war and why they performed human human
sacrificessacrifices.
The Aztecs were a very war-like people who conquered
their neighboring cities. Their emperor Moctezuma I considered themselves idle
if not at war. They performed human sacrifices to gain land &
slaves, and to obtain tribute from people to sacrifice to
their gods.
The Anasazi lived in the Four Corners area
of the Southwest. What present day
states make up that area & what towns did
the Anasazi build?
The Four Corners is made up of Colorado, Utah, New
Mexico & Arizona.
The Anasazi built the towns of Pueblo Bonito & Mesa
Verde
What were the Anasazi’s homes like?
They built high-rise apartment style villages beneath
cliffs and mesas in the desert.
Archeologists have been able to
uncover many Anasazi artifactsartifacts, such as pottery.
Why?
The very arid & dry climate of the Anasazi
helped preserve, or save, many of their
artifacts, which teach the archeologists much
about their past.
How’d the Anasazi farm in their dry
climate?
The Anasazi used irrigationirrigation to water their crops, which
guided rain water through channels to their crops of squash, beans, corn, and
cotton.
Anasazi men uses kivas.
Describe what a kivakiva is.
A kiva is an underground room that Anasazi men used for
religious purposes. These rooms had
symbols painted on the walls in red, green, white, & yellow.
