Inca and maya civilizations

1. Early Civilizations
By:
Nicole
Nerderman

2. Early Civilization
s The two main civilizations that we are
going to learn about is the Maya
civilization and the Inca civilization.
s These two civilizations have given us
numerous things such as a calendar
and a number system.
s Let’s enter here to find out more!! :)

3. Maya Civilization
s This civilization lived
in the eastern third
of Mesoamerica
mainly the Yucatan
Penninsula.
s In this region, there
was volcanic
mountains, a
limestone shelf, and
rain forests.

4. Maya Writing
s The Mayas gave us
a form of writing.
This form is called
hieroglyphics.
s Hieroglyphics were
either carved in
stone and wood on
Maya monuments.

5. Maya Writing
s The Maya’s could s Mayan English
write in full Bix a belex? Hi, how
sentences. They are you?
could write stories. Maloob I'm fine,OK.
s Each picture has Yum Botic Thank you.
their own meaning. Mixba You're
s Priests and nobles welcome.
Tu'x ka binex? Where
were mainly the only
are you going?
people that knew
the whole language.

6. Mayas
s The Mayas loved music and dance.
s They had over 5,000 dances and this
was a major part of their religious
ceremonies.
s The instruments were made out of
wood, seashells, clay, and drums from
turtle shells.

7. Maya Games
s There was one main popular game that
everyone loved to play. This was called
Pok-A-Tok.
s The main purpose of the game was to
move a rubber ball without the use of
your hands.
s The loser of the game was usually
sacrificed.

8. Mayan Animals
s These people had to
search for food
including rabbit,
turkeys, tapirs,
peccaries, and large
rodents.
s This is an example
of an peccary.

9. Mayas Calendar
s The Mayas invented
the calendar.
s This calendar even
added in an extra
day for our leap
years.
s This is an example
of one of the
calendars.

10. Mayan Decline
s Some people believed that there was a
shortage of food.
s Some people believed that the priests
were too demanding too much power.
s When the Spanish explorers got there
the Mayan civilization was already taken
over by other civilizations.

11. The Internet Sites
s Here are the links to the Internet sites
that I used for the Mayan Civilization.
s Http://www.penncharter.com/Student/
maya/culture/index/html
s http://www.indians.org/welker/may.htm
s http://www.mayan-calendar.com/calendar.ht

12. Inca Civilization
s The Inca civilization was along a high
mountain region on the western coast
of South America.
s This civilization was a society of
Quechia people.
s They were there from 1250 A.D. to
1532 A.D.

13. Inca Civilization
s This is a map of
where this
civilization lived.
s The area is mostly
desert where they
live in the Andean
mountains and the
Amazon rainforests.

14. Inca Accomplishments
s Incas wanted to
keep in touch with
everyone therefore,
they built roads and
suspension bridges.
s They are known for
their architecture
fitting together.

15. Families
s Incas lived together
in ayllus.
s Ayllus were families
living together and
sharing land,
animals, and crops.
s People usually were
born and died within
the same ayllu.

16. Diets of the Incas
s They grew potatoes,
squash, beans,
peppers, peanuts,
and cassava.
s Some of the
agricultural products
that we have today
are from this group
of people.

17. The Empire
s The Incas were s In return, the Inca
forced to believe in ruler would make
the Sun God. sure that the people
s There was an were feed and
empire that the clothed.
people worked and s This way people
paid taxes to. were not hungry and
s The people grew no one was richer
crops and built the than the other
roads for the person.
empire.

18. Cuzco
s The Inca Empire
was centered
around the capital
Cuzco.
s Manco Capac
founded this city by
plunging a golden
rod into the ground.
s The city is called,
“The Naval of the
World.”

19. Machu Picchu
s This is one of the
most famous cities.
This is city, Machu
Picchu.
s This city was built
on a high sadle and
offers a wonderful
view of the
Urubamba view.
s The Spanish
conquistadors never

20. Internet Sites
s Here are the Internet sites that I used:
s http://www.culturefocus.com/peru2.
htm
s http://www.appukids/com/serveets/
redirtl?site=http://www.snowcrest.net/
goehring/inca
s http://www.kent.wednet.edu
/KSD/SB/Ancient/SB-Ancient-Civilizations.
html

21. Internet Sites
s Http://www.ucalgary.Ca/HIST/tutor/
eurvoya/inca.html
s Http://www.sscf.uscb.edu/~ogburn/
inca/achive.htm
s http://encarta.msn.com/index/
conciserinde/21/02156000.htm?z=1&pg
=28br=1#514