Early american civilizations
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Early American Civilizations I can identify locations of the Early American civilizations.
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Early American Civilizations
I can identify locations of the Early American
civilizations.
Early American Civilizations
OlmecsO 1st Civilization of in Latin America
O Southern Mexico
O Very Skilled at Farming
• Built Stone Heads
• Worshipped Jaguars
• Cultural Hearth: place of origin
of a major culture
MayansO Lived in Southern Mexico from
1500 BC to 900
O Major cities
O Traded with other civ.
O Chocolate
O Salt
O Cotton
OGlyphs: carved symbols
used for writing
OAdvanced technology &
science
OLeft their cities around
900
AztecsONorthern Mexico
O1300-1521
OEmpire: large area
amount of people
controlled by one
leader
OLeaders were seen as
gods
O Offered human sacrifices to
their gods
O Chinampas: island gardens
used for food & flowers
IncasO Highlands of South
America
O Andes Mountains
O 1400-1533
O Machu Picchu: palace
in the sky
O Terrace Farming: cutting into the
mountains to make farm land
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