population south and central america

aztects

maya

incas

2th 4th century

place: southern mexico

society: social classes, king/chief priest

religion: they were politeistic

economy : agricolture, architecture

pyramidal temples, maths and astronomy

8th century

mexico

pyramidal society

politeistic

war= duty

agricolure and trade

developed agricolture

15th 16th

mountains

rigid hierarchy, emperor

politeistic

writing: quipu

system of knotted cords