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Mr. Kallusingh topic 6
Developed in Andean South America around the same time as Olmec(Mexico)
Chavin artist created ceramic religious vessels and decorated seashells with images like cats
Mysteriously disappeared around 400-200BC
Had a large farming class, and a small elite class made of military, political leaders, and religious leaders
The worshipped a God that was part Jaguar and Human
Made 15 giant stone heads that where up to 40 tons made of basalt which was 50 miles away, proving they were an advanced civilization
They were located in the Oaxaca Valley centered on Monte Alban
They had a calendar and a logo syllabic system of writing that was an example for Maya, Miztec, and Aztec
They had ball courts that were used for ancient ritual ball game
Machu Pichu was one of their cities, it was made of stones that fit together perfectly not needing mortar
Quipu was a string system of keeping records
They forced poor people to do labor like building roads, fortresses, and irrigation systems
Tenochtitlan was the main city in the empire. It may have had 200,000 inhabitants. It had pyramid temples, markets, and palaces.
Lake Texcoco was the lake that the Aztec civilization was built on, Chinampas
Glyphs was the only complete writing system in the Americas, it was a picture based writing system
The Mayan empire controlled the Yucatan Peninsula
What is the difference between a Kingdom and an Empire?
What are we, and why?
Human Sacrifice was done in different ways for different reasons
Incan surgeons could perform brain surgery
Mayans developed number system with zero