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Kareem Elkhatib period 2 Aztec and inca (TENOCHITLAN (in 1500 Tenochtitlan…
Kareem Elkhatib period 2 Aztec and inca
FALL OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE
Cortes
Cortes is a Spanish conquistador
Also Cortes is from the country Spain in Europe
The purpose of Cortes coming to the new world is to conquer the Aztec and in search for treasure
Conquered
A Mayan woman gave information about the Aztec empire to Cortes which made it easier for him to form alliances against montezuma
a disease was given to the Aztec and weakened their empire.
Montezuma thought Cortes was a god so Cortes found it easier to take over
Their lack of weapons and technology let them loose the war
Montezuma
Montezuma was the emperor of the Aztec people
Montezuma welcomed Cortes and did not attack because he had many horses cannons and technology hat surprised him and made him think like he is a god
AZTEC CULTURE
religion
They say the Aztec gods say that human sacrifice is important because they need to use the human blood to keep the world balanced.
the Aztec priest would live with very long hair because they never cut it and they cover there hair with blood .
The human sacrifice is a special part of there religion
The Aztec religion is polytheistic
In the Aztec religion there is ceremonial bathing and it is an important part of there daily life
games
In order to know which team would win the game the judges need to see how many times each team was able to make the ball go through the hoop.
In order to play this game u will not need much equipment . All you need is a ball and deerskin guards to protect them but they still hurt themselves a lot because they need to jump on the ground.
The Aztec play this game on a very different court from the ones that we have now but it is called the tlachtli or tlachco.
There have been different versions of this game and they were popular through out mexico and central america for many years.
The Aztec invented a new game called ''The Ball Game'' .
Language
Many people today in mexico have ancestors who speak the Aztec language.
The language that the Aztec speak is called Nahuatl.
The Aztec have there own language which is very old.
This language is still today spoken by over 1.5 million people.
The Aztec people do not speak Spanish just because they were in mexico. The language Spanish arrived in 1492.
TENOCHITLAN
in 1500 Tenochtitlan was the biggest city in the world
Tenochitlan was very clean and a garbage truck would clean the area every morning
in this city it contains buildings pyramids ball rooms and houses.
Tenochtitlan is known as the capital of the aztecs
Tenochtitlan covered approximentaley 8 to 13.5 km
AZTEC ENGINEERING
cinampas
Chinampas weren't the only type of farming that was used
Most of the chinampas have been eliminaed and filled in
Aztec farming has become popular because of the good chinampas system that Aztec farmers used
Chinampas farming was begun in Xochimilco and Chalco
Farms included crops of maize, beans, and squash
temples
to build these temples you need gold silver limestone and.......
of how strong the temples are they are still standing today after 500 years
the great pyramids. were four sided, structures that can survive the earthquakes that are common in the area.
The Great temple of Cholula is the largest temple by volume in the world, and the largest monument ever constructed.
INCA CULTURE
Religion
In the religion of the Incas they would believe in reincarnation .
They also believe that viracocha was the creater of the sun and moon.
In this religion they believe in many gods and the Incas main god was the sun.
they also worship huacas,they are sometimes similar to there crops and agriculture.
The Inca religion is polytheistic .
clothing
The government decides for wich person wheres which clothing.
The Inca Government would not renew your clothing until you are completely worn out .
The Inca government is very strict to when it comes to clothing.
For some reason the Inca clothing is an important part of there culture.
Every Inca person would get 2 sets of clothes 1 of the sets is for the Inca holidays the other one is for the Inca to where day after day.
Language
Quechua has a three-vowel system: a, i, u.
The Inca language was based on nature.
The Inca did not have any written language.
Originally the Inca language was used only in a small area around Cuzco.
The Inca language is called Quechua.
FALL OF THE INCA EMPIRE
Atahualpa
Pizarro told the Incas to fill one room with gold and the other wit silver and he will let there leader go but either way Pizarro still killed him
Atahualpa is the emperor of the Inca people (empire)
The way he died is Pizarro shot him after two rooms were filled with gold and silver
Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro's title is being a Spanish explorer and conquistador
Pizarro is from the country Spain in Europe
The purpose of Pizarro coming to the new world is to conquer the Inca empire
conquered
Atahualpa agreed to use only 5000 of his solders instead of all 80,000 solders and that weakened the army
Pizarro was not scared of them so there was now way to make him retreat forever
A disease was given to the Inca known as small pox which killed many people and weakened their empire.
Their lack of weapons and technology let them loose the war
MACH PICHU
The name of the man that discovered machu picchu is Hiram Bingham.
the terraces in machu picchu are there so they can prevent the building from falling and to grow crops for food.
In this city there are more than 600 terraces, 170 buildings and 14 fountains.
Mach Picchu is located in the country Peru.
Machu picchu is 16000 feet above the river below it.
INCA ENGINEERING
Walls
The rocks were not straight so they carved rock by using rock for a long time to flatten it
They use three different rocks which are Yucay limestone, and black andesite.
All of the walls were made of stone
The Inca walls are still standing today because of how strong they are
The Inca walls were built without any mortar which made them very strong
Cuzco Creation
Cuzco is filled with many buildings and nice temples
It is built in Peru
(Andes Mountains)
There were many roads and stations connected to the Inca towns
Of how good the structure of it was built the walls and terraces are still standing today strong and in good shape
The city of Cuzco is designed in a shape of a jaguar.
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