The document summarizes four early American civilizations - the Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. It provides key details about the origins, locations, and some cultural achievements of each civilization, including that the Olmecs were the first in Latin America based in southern Mexico, the Mayans had advanced technology and science in southern Mexico from 1500 BC to 900, the Aztecs had a large empire in northern Mexico from 1300 to 1521 where leaders were seen as gods, and the Incas developed terrace farming in the highlands of South America and the Andes mountains from 1400 to 1533.

1. Early American
Civilizations
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civilizations.

2. Early American Civilizations

3. Olmecs
O 1st Civilization of in Latin America
O Southern Mexico
O Very Skilled at Farming

4. • Built Stone Heads
• Worshipped Jaguars
• Cultural Hearth: place of origin
of a major culture

6. Mayans
O Lived in Southern Mexico from
1500 BC to 900
O Major cities
O Traded with other civ.
O Chocolate
O Salt
O Cotton

7. OGlyphs: carved symbols
used for writing
OAdvanced technology &
science
OLeft their cities around
900

8. Aztecs
ONorthern Mexico
O1300-1521
OEmpire: large area
amount of people
controlled by one
leader
OLeaders were seen as
gods

9. O Offered human sacrifices to
their gods
O Chinampas: island gardens
used for food & flowers

11. Incas
O Highlands of South
America
O Andes Mountains
O 1400-1533
O Machu Picchu: palace
in the sky

13. O Terrace Farming: cutting into the
mountains to make farm land

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