Red: Copy exactly as you see itYellow: Write in own wordsGreen: Follow along & discuss
Inca Achievements
Mayans:• Stone
Calendars• Glyphs &
Codex• Astronomy• Math
Review of Mayan Achievements
Aztecs:• Chinampas• Stone Calendars• Glyphs• Astronomy
Review of Aztec Achievements
• Used by Incas as calendars
• Kept track of seasons to know when to plant & harvest crops
Inca Temples
• Sasahuaman – Inca fortress built using stones, but no cement or mortar to hold stones in place
• Cities built in mountains without cement/mortar
Sasahuaman & Architecture
• Took place before Egyptian “mummies”
• Pre-Inca peoples mummified everybody (rich, poor, young, old, etc.)
Mummification
• Quipu used as counting tool
• No written language (all oral traditions)
Quipu & Language
Review: Compare & contrast MAI civilizations by creating a graphic organizer
1. Try to list shared details in middle of all 3 bubbles
2. List any details sharedbetween 2 civilizations in
middle of their 2 “bubbles”3. Write down unique
details inside bubble Don’t worry if you’re confused. There’s an example on the next slide!
Example: Mayans:
Math system
Aztecs:Chinampas
Incas:Quipu
MAI:Made
sacrifices
Wrote using glyphs
Conquered by Spanish
Achievements in math & counting
