Maya Aztec Inca

When &

Where

Achievements

Important People

Demise

• 250 – 900 CE

• Palenque

• causeways

• chinampas

• Hernan Cortes

• 1400 – 1537 CE

• Moctezuma

• Machu Picchu

• Francisco Pizarro

• Present Day Mexico

• Present Day Peru

• 1325 – 1521 CE

• Tenochtitlan• Andes Mts.

• Cuzco

• Pachacuti

• Pizarro conquered the empire for gold

• Cortes conquered the empire for gold

• Pacal

• quipus

• number system

• masonry work• major network of

roads

• calendar• large

buildings

• Cities linked through trade

• Atalualpa

• rebellion

• wars between cities

• droughts

Time Periods People Demise

PlacesAchievements

Directions: Use the terms listed below to complete the information chart on the ancient civilizations of the Americas.

Ch. 1 Americas Test