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LOS MAYA: 250-1500LOS INCA: 300-1525
LOS AZTECAS: 1200-1521
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Many countries had MANDATORY EDUCATION for the upper classes, but for the Aztecs, education was important no matter gender, rank or station. Schools were free with separate schools for girls, upper-class males and separate school for lower-class males. Girls learned domestic tasks, upper-class males learned dream interpretation, language, and other liberal arts. Lower-class males learned combat along with a varied curriculum.
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The white flowered turbina corymbosa’s SEEDS (MORNING GLORY) were used by priests externally for gout and internally for fever treatment. Basically, the seeds are a natural LSD.
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Another contribution is the used of ANTISPASMODIC MEDICINE, medicine to prevent muscle spasms and relax muscles, may have helped during surgeries. Also, helps with insomnia, epilepsy, and high blood pressure. (Blue Passion Flower pictured above.)
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The Aztec introduced the concept of TERRACED FIELD AGRICULTURE, which were drought free and produced as many as 7 crops per year including two corn crops.
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The Aztecs maintained a system of communication between conquered cities without the help of animals nor wheeled vehicles. The roads were traveled by foot and maintained by tribute, and travelers had a place to rest, eat, and use the restroom (REST STOPS) that were every 6 to 9 miles apart.
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The Aztecs introduced the use and cultivation of the CACAO BEAN. The seed of the tree is used in making chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter. Also, cacao beans were used as currency. Mexican hot chocolate is a spicy, chocolaty treat of bean, corn flour, chili peppers, and water.
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The Aztec COUNTING SYSTEM was based on the number 20
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The Aztecs did not invent the popping of corn, but they did introduce POPCORN to the rest of the world. Corn was popped and used to decorate head pieces.
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The Aztecs discovered that they could take the thick milky liquid, also called CHICLE, from the sapodilla tree and harden it into GUM. When the Spanish arrived, Aztec prostitutes stood on street corners chewing gum.
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The Mayans invented an advanced an accurate calendar system consisting of 260 days, and later a CALENDAR that followed the solar year of 365 days. Each of the 18 months had a name and symbol, with each month being 20 days long. The Mayans set aside a 5 day period that was unlucky and not given a name.
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The Maya invented a working NUMBER SYSTEM that had a symbol for zero. Numbers were represented using only 3 symbols: a dot, a bar, and a symbol for zero. Large numbers were expressed using place values.
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The Mayans invented a fully functioning system of writing using nearly 800 pictures to represent sounds. They painted the writing on books made from fig tree bark and also on pottery pieces.
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The Maya combined rubber with other materials to make it more durable. The Maya used VULCANIZATION about 3,000 years before Charles Goodyear was given credit for finding this process.
LOS INCAThe Inca created a massive HIGHWAY SYSTEM, which covered nearly 14,000 miles and varied from simple dirt paths to smooth paved stone. Messengers were positioned at intervals along the highways and relayed messages and small packages across the empire.
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The KHIPUS was a form of mathematical and possibly nonverbal communication using a system of knotted ropes connected my a master roper.
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The Inca lived in the steep hills of the Andes, and their farmers lacked level grounds to support their crops. To remedy the problem, the Inca constructed a massive series of TERRACES.
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The high altitudes of the Incan Villages led to freezing temperatures at night. The people used the cold to their advantage by laying out potatoes under a cloth and letting them freeze (FREE DRYING). The food required no curing and lasted for years.
