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Worshipped many God from nature
Huitzilopochtli who chased away the sun and moon
Offered human sacrifices to the Gods
Aztec
Chinampas in the middle of water
Aztec
Many died from smallpox and were conquered by Spanish leader named Cortes
Aztec
Tenochititlan - buildings placed to represent position of the sun during special times
Aztec
Built reed boats - Expert builders
Causeways and Bridges
Plaza, markets, & zoo
Aztec
Valley with several Lakes
Lake Texcoco
Valley of Mexico
Aztec
1100 - 1500
Aztec
Mesoamerica - Southern Mexico & Central America
Yukonton Peninsula
Maya
Stone monuments of gods to allow for a good harvest or war
Step pyramids were topped with temples to worship their gods and observe the stars
Maya
Tikal - built to align with star clusters
Maya
Advanced writing system and wrote many books
The number zero
Calendar
Charts of stars
Maya
250 - 900
Maya
Slowly conquered by the Spanish
Maya
Moved from place to place to keep the soil from wearing out
Build terraces to make level surfaces
Built raised islands in swamps
Aztec
Many tribes with the same language.
3 joined to form a large empire. Others paid tributes to rule themselves.
Fought a lot of wars
Maya
Not centrally controlled. Had many city-states controlling their own family
Many ruling families
Always at war with neighboring city-states
Maya
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Author
Carlae
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334929
Card Set
Maya & Aztec Flashcards
Description
Social studies
Updated
2017-10-13T00:17:39Z
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