Nolan's Ancient Civ Notebook

A Look at the
Mississippian, Maya,

Aztec and Inca
Civilizations

By:
Nolan Taylor



Multiple-tier timelines use two or more rows of events.
While each row represents a different subject, the time
period is the same.

Multiple-tier timelines can be used to help us look at
cause and effect relationships or patterns and themes
among events in a specific period of time.

We will be using a multi-tier timeline to show the rise
and fall of four early civilizations in the Americas: The
Mississippian, Inca, Maya, and Aztec and look for
RELATIONSHIPS between the dates.

The
Mississippians

The Mississippians were horticulturalists. They
grew their food in gardens with stone axes,
digging sticks etc. They grew corn, beans,
goosefoot, wild plants and animals and
squash.They hunted deer , turkey, and other
small food like rabbits. They also collected fish,
shellfish, and turtles from rivers, streams, and
ponds.They had different jobs like hunters, and
fisherman. The Mississippians were people who
liked to live outside. They traded for weapons,
clothing, copper, and masks.

Where in the World…
Were the Mississippian Located?

What is the approximate latitude
and longitude of the location you
colored?
What might the weather be like in
this location based on the latitude
and longitude?

What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the location you colored?
33 degrees N latitude 84 degrees W Longitude
Atlanta Georgia
What might the climate be like in this location based on the latitude and longitude?
70- 75 degrees.
How would this affect the way people live in this area?

The crops will survive because of the warmth from the sun.



What is
this?

What is the
circle on the
left side of the

drawing?

Why do you
think it was
made? What was
it used for?

Why do you
think they
chose this

shape?

How do you
think they
made this?

Read the Khan Academy article posted in your
Schoology course: Fort Ancient Culture: Great
Serpent Mound. After you read, complete the
page below with your team.

Danielle Knight GO Interactive, 2015

Explore the Mississippian links in the Symbaloo posted in your
Schoology course as well as in the books and other resources available
in class to complete this organizer.

What was the government like?
Did powerful relationships exist

between the people and their
leaders?

How was their society set up?
What were the types of jobs
people had? Were the jobs people
did purposeful for the civilization?

Describe their religion. Did the
relationship the people had with
their gods and religious leaders

follow rules?

did the people invent, create,
or trade that allowed them to
exchange ideas or values with
others they had relationships
with?

What was the agriculture like?
What food did they eat? How

did they grow it? What
relationships did the people
have with their environment?

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The Maya



Where in the World…
Were the Maya Located?

Map from ducksters.com What is the approximate latitude
and longitude of the center of
the Maya Empire?
13 N latitude and 80 W longitude

What might the climate be like
in this location based on the
latitude and longitude?
It will be very warm.

How would this affect the way
people live in this area?
They would have to water your
crops a lot because they might

The Mayan Government/
Social Structure

Kings/rulers. Each city had a king

ruler.

Priests: They gave king's

advice on what to do in a
crisis, and other things.

Nobles:Did not have to pay

taxes. Faces were never seen.

Merchants:They had to pay taxes but they

could have been peasants or nobles that wanted
a job.

Peasants/Slaves: Peasants and slaves worked and
were first sacrifices.

Overview of Mayan government:

Mayan Religion Mural

Our Mural is the Mayan people looking
up at the gods. The god they are looking
at is Itzamna. This is the most important
god to the Mayan people.This relates to
the Mayan Religion because the Mayan
Civilization worshiped the gods.

Mayan Language and
Number Systems

Explore the Mayan links in the Symbaloo posted in your Schoology
course as well as in the books and other resources available in class to
complete this organizer.

What was the government like?
Did powerful relationships exist

between the people and their
leaders?

How was their society set up?
What were the types of jobs
people had? Were the jobs people
did purposeful for the civilization?

Describe their religion. Did the
relationship the people had with
their gods and religious leaders

follow rules?

did the people invent, create,
or trade that allowed them to
exchange ideas or values with
others they had relationships
with?

What was the agriculture like?
What food did they eat? How

did they grow it? What
relationships did the people
have with their environment?

Ancient Maya
Concept Map

Replace this example with your own concept map!

The Aztec

At the end of this unit,
you will insert at least
three images on this page
that you feel represent
the Aztec people. Delete
this text box when this is
complete.

At the end of this unit, you will write a
well-developed paragraph in this space explaining
what you learned about the Aztec people. You
might want to include who the Aztec people were,
what they valued, how their society was set up, the
relationship generalizations you uncovered while
learning about the people, etc. *Note: Your pictures
on page 4 should relate to this paragraph!

Where in the World…
Were the Aztec Located?

Map from ducksters.com What is the approximate latitude
and longitude of the center of the
Aztec Empire?
100 degrees longitude and 25
degrees latitude
East of the pacific south of
guatemala now central and
southern mexico.

What might the climate be like in
this location based on the latitude
and longitude? The climate would
be warm because they are close to
the equator.

How would this affect the way

The Aztec Government/
Social Structure

Emperor/king
People thought huey
Tlatoani was given
permission to rule from
gods
Cihuacoatl:
In charge of running the
government on a day to day
basis.

Council of four:
They are next in line to be
emperor. They are relatives of the
current emperor.

he aztec Government: Slaves: The slaves could set themselves

ree by escaping from their owner and getting to the palace.

Aztec Sun Stone
Calendar

The Aztec, Had many sacrifices.
That was key for them to get
bountiful harvest and help from the
gods. Most of the sacrifices were
prisoners from war.

Explore the Aztec links in the Symbaloo posted in your Schoology
course as well as in the books and other resources available in class to
complete this organizer.

What was the government like?
Did powerful relationships exist

between the people and their
leaders?

How was their society set up?
What were the types of jobs
people had? Were the jobs people
did purposeful for the civilization?

Describe their religion. Did the
relationship the people had with
their gods and religious leaders

follow rules?

did the people invent, create,
or trade that allowed them to
exchange ideas or values with
others they had relationships
with?

What was the agriculture like?
What food did they eat? How

did they grow it? What
relationships did the people
have with their environment?

Ancient Aztec
Concept Map



The Inca

At the end of this unit,
you will insert at least
three images on this page
that you feel represent
the Incan people. Delete
this text box when this is
complete.

At the end of this unit, you will write a
well-developed paragraph in this space explaining
what you learned about the Inca people. You might
want to include who the Incan people were, what
they valued, how their society was set up, the
relationship generalizations you uncovered while
learning about the people, etc. *Note: Your pictures
on page 4 should relate to this paragraph!

Where in the World…
Were the Inca Located?

What is the approximate latitu
and longitude of the center of
Inca Empire?
20 south longitude and 75 we
latitude.

What might the climate be lik
in this location based on the
latitude and longitude?
The climate might be warm
because they are near the
equator .

How would this affect the way
people live in this area?

They would have to water their cro
often.

The Inca Government/
Social Structure

Inca government

Inca Social Structure

Noble classes: Sapa Inca is the emperor.He was their
emperor. The royal family is the next in line for sapa
inca.They are direct relatives of the sapa inca.The
villac umu was the highest priest. The inca by privilege
they were considered as nobles but not as high in
class.
Public administrators:The curacas were leaders from cities the incas if they
They were often left as leaders of their tribes.They still had to report to the
Inca but if they remained loyal hey often kept their position. Each group of
families had a tax collector who kept watch over them. He makes sure that
they paid all of their taxes.

Artisans were commoners, but were also considered a higher
social class than the farmers. At the bottom of the social class
were the farmers. The farmers were also the largest and the most

important class within the Inca Empire.

he Ayllu was made up of a number of families they worked together like one large
amily. Everyone in the empire was part of an ayllu.

Inca Religion,
Science, Roads,

Language

https://docs.google.com/documen
t/d/1CNO8ayYAix2Rt_U3OZwy6a
jSLHkf6jwKQDU11HRDJ6Y/edit?
usp=sharing

Explore the Incan links in the Symbaloo posted in your Schoology
course as well as in the books and other resources available in class to
complete this organizer.

What was the government like?
Did powerful relationships exist

between the people and their
leaders?

How was their society set up?
What were the types of jobs
people had? Were the jobs people
did purposeful for the civilization?

Describe their religion. Did the
relationship the people had with
their gods and religious leaders

follow rules?

did the people invent, create,
or trade that allowed them to
exchange ideas or values with
others they had relationships
with?

What was the agriculture like?
What food did they eat? How

did they grow it? What
relationships did the people
have with their environment?

Ancient Inca
Concept Map