Aztecs
Located
Central or Middle Americas
Major Achievement
Early Antiseptics
Located
Yucatan Peninsula
Who was "Sapa Inca"
Emperor
Writing System
Nahuatl Script
Located?
West Coast of South America
How did humans alter their Geography?
Wouldn't be able to trade things like obsidian
What is the capital for Aztec
Tenotilan
Major Achievement
Mathematics
How did humans alter their Geography?
Terrace Farming
What challenges did the Mayans face? (Geographically)
Many large bodies of water
How were all civilizations similar?
They all had control of massive Empires that eventually ceased to exist
What challenges did Aztecs face? (Geographically)
Farming and traveling on mountains and wetlands
Writing System
Quipu
Major Achievement
Three Calendars (astronomical, religion, and civil events)
Who are the Conquistadors?
Spanish people
How did humans alter their geography?
They built chinampas
What challenges did the Incas face? (Geographically)
Difficult to find water for the crops
How was the Maya government set up?
City-states with king
What is Terrace Farming?
Cut into mountains