Aztecs,Incas & Mayas
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| Olmecs influenced them. They cleared the rain forests and drained swamps. | Mayas
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| Good harvests of corn to feed all of the people. | Mayas
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| Lots of cities linked by system of roads | Mayas
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| Priests performed ceremonies to yield good crops on top of temples | Mayas
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| Nobles served as warriors and goverment officials | Mayas
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| Farmers grew corn,squash and other crops | Mayas
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| Slaves were prisoners of war or criminals | Mayas
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| Mayans studied the stars and made advances in astronomy and math | Mayas
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| Predicted eclipses, made a 365 day calendar, developed the concept of zero | Mayas
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| Early Aztecs were nomads | Aztecs
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| Settled Around Lake Texcoco | Aztecs
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| They built there capital city, Tenochtitlan (causeways and canals linked the capital to the mainland) | Aztecs
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| They placed reed mats in parts of Lake Texcoco and built mounds of dirt on top of the reeds for farmland. (called Chinanpas) | Aztecs
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| Studied the stars just like the Mayans | Aztecs
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| The sun required human sacrifice to please the sun god | Aztecs
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| The people did not like their rulers because of the high taxes and sacrifice of prisoners of war | Aztecs
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| Empire stretched 2,500 miles along the West coast of South America | Incas
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| Capital city of Cuzco in the center of the Andes Mt | Incas
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| All nobles visited the city at least once in their lives. | Incas
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| Sapa Inca lived and rules in the palace and he was seen as a god | Incas
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| Highly organized government with officials that made sure people did what they should do | Incas
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| Incan Empire was united by 10,000 miles of roads | Incas
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| Runners carried quipa to keep good records of trade items | Incas
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| Stone temples and forts | Incas
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| Terraces-farms in the hillsides | Incas
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| Stone walls kept the rain from washing away | Incas
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