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Mayas
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Lived in modern day Mexico and Central America. They major source of food was corn.
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The Mayans system of writing
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Hieroglyphics
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Order of Mayan Social Class
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Priests, Nobles, Merchants/Artisans, Farmers/Slaves
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What was the job of the Nobel class in Mayan Society?
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To govern and make decisions. Notice how the noble in the photo is telling others what to do.
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Where was the Aztec Empire located?
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Valley of Mexico
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The name of the Aztec Capital City
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Tenochtitlan. It was important because the lakes provided water, food and reeds.
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What is a Chinampas
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Floating gardens used for growing food.
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When the Aztecs captured tribes, they received Tribute in the form of:
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To receive goods or people from a captured tribe.
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Aztecs required all children to
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Go to school. Boys learned to become warriors, doctors and farmers.
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Where did the Incan Empire exist?
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Along the western part of South America
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How did the Incan's communicate throughout the empire
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Trained Runners
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The members of Incan Society
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Had no voice. Every aspect of their lives was controlled.
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How did the Incan's farm in the mountains?
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Terrace Farming. Cut flat steps into hills to increase farmland.
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How did the Mayans and Incas specialize? Were they the same or different.
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Specialization allowed people to work as potters, weavers, jewelers and builders. Incas used terrace farming. Mayas created system of writing called hieroglyphics and a math system.
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How did the Mayans and Aztecs specialize? Were they the same or different?
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The Aztecs created floating gardens and had schools for children. The Incas created the number zero and studied astronomy.
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