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• A civilization can also be defined as a complex culture with 6 significant characteristics: 1. Cities 5.Writing 2. Government 6.Art 3. Religion 4. Social Structure
• 3 CIVILIZATION OF MESOAMERICA •Maya civilization (250 A.D. – 900 A.D.) Developed in what is now called the Yucatan Peninsula •Aztec civilization (1200 A.D. – 1521 A.D.) Built their capital on what is now Mexico City •Inca civilization (1438 A.D. – 1533 A.D.) Developed in the Andes Mountains in what is now Peru
• MAYA CIVILIZATION •The Maya lived in the Yucatan Peninsula •These people are known for their works in astronomy •Pyramids at Chichén Itzá
• Farming and trading was the focus of the Mayan civilization •Was composed of city-states, each governed by a hereditary ruling class.
• •Itzamna or Lizard house – Supreme god •Corn, beans, and squash were important crops. The Maya also traded salt, chocolate, and cotton with other cultures
• WHY DID MAYA CIVILIZATION COLLAPSE: •Warfare •Volcanic eruption •Drought
• AZTEC CIVILIZATION •Aztec people settled in the Valley of Mexico and what is now Mexico City. •There were over 300,000 people living in the capital city of Tenochtitlan •The Aztecs were fierce warriors who used military power to build a huge empire
• Priests were highly respected. Most important God to the Aztecs was the Sun God. • To please their gods, Aztecs offered human sacrifices for their Gods.
• Ometeotl – supreme god, and who represented the all powerful forces of the heaven •Huitzilopochtli – The god of sun and of war
• INCA CIVILIZATION •The Incas developed in the Andes Mountains in what is now Peru. •The Incas were ruled by an emperor who had absolute power called Pachacuti. •The name of their god is Inti (sun god).
• INCAN ROADS AND BUILDINGS • The Inca built 14,000 miles of roads on which runners carried messages to far cities and the capital of Cuzcǫ. Many of these roads are still used today
• CALENDAR SYSTEM •12 lunar months (30 days)
• 2 CALENDAR

  sacred calendar

  solar calendar
• BRIDGE • The Q'eswachaka bridge is the last remaining Inca suspension bridge. • Suspension bridges, which connected Andean peoples who had previously been isolated from one another,
• QUIPU •To keep records the Inca used quipus which are knotted cords used as counting tools
• INCA TEXTILE

  • made of cotton, llama wool and alpaca wool.
• ASIA • It is the host to many cultural, economic, scientific, and political activities of all ages. • The largest continent, it is composed of 48 countries and 5 reg
• CONTRIBUTIONS

  MEDICINE •AYURVEDA – a system of traditional medicine that originated in ancient India before 2500 BC. •SUSRUTA SAMHITA- ancient tex
• ASTRONOMY •Ancient India is also notable in the field of astronomy •SIDDHANTA SHIROMANI – the interest in astronomy was evident in the first 12 chapters in this book.
• MATHEMATICS •ARYABHATA –The father of Indian Mathematics •BRAHMAGUPTA - who explained the use of zero as a both placeholder and decimal digit •MADHAVA OF SANGAMAGRAMA – founder of mathematical analysis