Aztecs
Floating gardens used by farmers to grow crops
chinampas
a tool made by the Inca to keep records and to count
Quipu
The region where the Aztec and Maya lived
Mesoamerica
Largest rainforest in the world
Amazon
The Aztec Capital City
Tenochitlan
This helped the Incas connect cities, move their military and good across cities in their vast empire
A Road System
According to historians what were some of the reasons for the downfall of the Maya?
overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes and drought.
Driest place on earth
Atacama Desert
These people began to destroy Aztec Civilization including books in the 1500's
The Spaniards
Created by the Inca for farming and looked like steps on a hill.
Terrace Farming!
Mayan books
Codex or Codices
This is the mountain range that runs all along the western coast of South America
The Andes
Aztecs believed this would please their gods but the Spaniards thought this was barbaric.
human sacrifice
the 3 domesticated animals that the Inca had
Llamas, Alpacas and Guinea Pigs!
Classic Period
This peninsula was a cradle of civilization and now home to famous destinations such as Cancun and Tulum
Yucatan Peninsula
modern city is build over Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
The Inca used this method to preserve potatos
Chuno
Freeze Dried Food like Potatoes!
Limestone
The civilizations in the Americas did not develop near this geographic feature
river valleys