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Chapter 1, Section 2
Chapter 1
The First Americans
They developed an
early 365-day
calendar to plan
religious activities
and farming.
MAYA
Which Civilization?
They grew enough
crops to feed its ten
million citizens by
carving terraces
into the
mountainous
terrain of the
Andes, and
growing corn,
potatoes and more.
iNCA
Which Civilization?
They built the
amazing city of
Tenochtitlan –
complete with
stone pyramid
structures,
drawbridges and
floating gardens.
AZTEC
Which Civilization?
Which civilization
controlled the most
land area?
iNCA
Which Civilization?
MAYA
Which Civilization?
No written
language, but they
had a record-
keeping system of
knotted strings
called quipus.
iNCA
Which Civilization?
When their
powerful military
conquered other
Native American
groups, they often
sacrificed captured
enemies to the
Gods.
AZTEC
Which Civilization?
Which is the
westernmost
civilization shown
on the map?
AZTEC
Which Civilization?
They were
advanced
medically, even
successfully
practicing brain
surgery centuries
ago.
iNCA
Which Civilization?
Since the dry soil
was not good for
farming, they
planted “floating
crops” on reed
mats. The crops
rooted themselves
in the shallow lake
bed.
AZTEC
Which Civilization?
Their civilization
declined around
900AD.
Archaeologists are
still trying to solve
the mystery of the
end of this great
civilization.
mAYA
Which Civilization?
In the Disney movie
based on this
civilization, the
main character is
named Cuzco, after
the capital city.
iNCA
Which Civilization?
Which civilization is
shown in red?
MAYA
Which Civilization?
To connect their
huge empire,
runners carried
messages over
10,000 miles of
stone paved roads.
INCA