tristen's guide to the mayans and mississippians

A Look at the

Mississippian, Maya,

Aztec and Inca

Civilizations

Ancient Civilizations
of the WBy: estern
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Tristen Singh

Learning About Time

Watch the “Commonly Asked Questions about Dates” video on
Schoology to learn about the abbreviations/key words listed
below. As you watch, pause the video and write in your own
words what each of these means.

What does B.C. stand This time marker is used on the
for when looking at Gregorian or Christian calendar. BC
stands for “Before Christ” and is used
dates? to mark the period of time before

What does A.D. stand Jesus’ birth.
for when looking at
Also used on the Gregorian calendar,
dates? AD stands for Anno Domini which is
Latin for “In the year of the Lord.”

What does B.C.E. stand Before Common Era...This is used to
for when looking at mark the same dates as BC.
dates?

What does C.E. stand Common Era...This is used to mark
for when looking at the same dates as AD.

dates?

What do c. and ca. These stand for the word “circa”
stand for when looking which means around or about. It is
used when we don’t know the exact
at dates?
date of something.

Multiple-tier Timelines

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
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
MISSIPAIAIN

TRIBE

Missippians

The missippian tribe were a Native american tribe

they were an ancient tribe who were very different
people like us. they were very civilised they had ranks
according to the people in their tribe so they treated
people differently than other people elites and the chief
had rights that nobody had everybody else had to do
the dirty work so everybody was treated diffrently and
unfairly. The mississpians were very creative and made
very cool and interesting mounds that they buried the
dead inside of. They normally hunted and fished
because they lived really close to the ocean. They also
carved little heads.

here in the World…
e 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?

n of the center of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture?
on the latitude and longitude?

s hunting,more agriculture



The Mississippian
Social Structure

Chief:
Led the tribe,as the leader and
had there own mounds to live in.
Were thought to have
supernatural abilities

Elites:
Believed to be descendants from gods. They instead had
larger houses and special clothing.

Commoners:
They were the lowest rank and were the laborers and warriors.
They grew food and made crafts.

Settlements:
They settled on the banks of the mississippi and ohio rivers. Their
settlement was built around the central plaza and had two mounds in
orderly rows.They grew crops and small gardens and because they
were close to the river.

The Mounds

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.

It measures approximately 1,300 feet in What do archeologists believe
length and 3 feet in height . It looks a might be the reason the mounds
serpent or any snake. Also,the head of
the creature approaches a steep are shaped like a serpent?
naturel cliff .

Describe the physical attributes It may have been because of

of the Serpent Mound in own halley's comet which means that

words: the shape is in relation to the

mound and perhaps that's why it

is shaped like it is

It is believed to have been the It shows that they may have Danielle Knight GO Interactive, 2015
fort ancient culture. Later the had deep spiritual

mississippians used these beliefs,creative, or they like
mounds in their culture astronomy.

Who is believed to have created What relationship generalization
it? can you make between the
mounds and the people who
built them?

Research the Relationships

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? Text goes here
Did powerful relationships exist Text goes here
Text goes here
between the people and their Text goes here
leaders? Text goes here

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?

What 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?



The Maya



Where in the World…What is the relative and

approximate absolute

Were the Maya location of the center of

Located? the Maya Empire?
16 north, 93 west

The absolute location is

17,48 to north, 92.0643

west

What might the climate
be like in this location
based on the latitude and
longitude?
The climate is hot and
humid

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

It would be good for their crops will
grow.

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Maya
Society

Warriors: Warriors were King/ City-States: A city-state
special.They didn’t fall was made up of a
Rulers The kings/rulers
in any class really important city and the
except warrior. families lived a life of luxury. surrounding areas which
During religious ceremonies, rulers sometimes included some
wore headdresses that were taller smaller settlements and
than they were. Sons inherited the
right to rule from there fathers. The cities.
only way a new ruling family could
take over would be by war. This is

one reason fights and wars
betweens maya cities were so

common.

Priests: The ancient maya empire was Social Classes

not ruling the families. The most powerful were the
mayans. They brought the priest tribe use and
gifts and provide it manual labor

Nobles: The Nobles were one of the only people in

the ancient maya tribe in the world that could read or write.

Merchants and Craftsmen: The Maya didn't have

middle class mayans, so merchants and craftsmen were either
nobles or peasants creating art or running a business.

Peasants: Peasants made up the bulk of the mayans society.

Craftsmen lived in the city, farmers lived outside of the cities,In there fields
where they grow crops.Peasants worked very, hard they did not live a life of
luxury but quite opposite.Peasants were set as human sacrifice if no other
people,like warriors were not available

Slaves: Slaves were the lowest level.However, they were
not treated poorly. The life of a slave was better than the
life of a farmer.Slaves were also used as

Art and Religion
of the Maya

There religion was hugely based on gods and human sacrifice

This shows a mayan king doing a human sacrifice. Normally the
mayans would draw there humans sacrifices

Maya Language and
Number Systems

This is the date of my birthday
(march 17 2008) in the mayan
language

Determine the Relationships

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? Their government was ruled by priest
Did powerful relationships exist and kings. The kings normally held
the human sacrifices and the priest
between the people and their were the only ones who could read
leaders? and write

How was their society set up? Maya priests also held a very high position in
What were the types of jobs society. At the bottom of society sat the
people had? Were the jobs people
did purposeful for the civilization? commoners and slaves. Subject to the rule of
the nobles and priests, commoners spent their
Describe their religion. Did the days as farmers, architects, stonecutters, and
relationship the people had with
their gods and religious leaders carpenters, laboring to support not only
themselves but also those above them.The
follow rules?
slaves were normally sacrificed

The mayans normally worshiped the
gods by doing human sacrifices. The
Mayans paid great attention to the

cycles of harvest and the rain.

What did the people invent, create, The mayans created a lot of things
or trade that allowed them to like step pyramids. They also had a
exchange ideas or values with lot of technological advances like
others they had relationships they used a device to look into the
with?
stars without a telescope.
What was the agriculture like?
What food did they eat? How Corn (maize) was the central food in their diet,
along with vegetables such as beans and
did they grow it? What squash. Potatoes and a tiny grain called quinoa
relationships did the people were commonly grown by the Incas.Avocados
have with their environment? and tomatoes were mainly eaten by the Aztecs
and Maya, along with a wide variety of

Ancient Maya
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