Ancient Indians Document

A Look at the
Mississippian, Maya,

Aztec and Inca
Civilizations

By:
Daniel Rice #18



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

At the end of this unit, you will insert at least three
images on this page that you feel represent the
Mississippian 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 Mississippian people. You might want to
include who the Mississippian 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 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 north and 34 degrees west.
What might the climate be like in this location based on the latitude and longitude?
It could be kinda humid and very hot or warm barely cold.
How would this affect the way people live in this area?

They would need to wear very light clothes and they have very good soil.



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?



The Maya

At the end of this unit,
you will insert at least
three images on this page
that you feel represent
the Mayan people. *You
must discuss these
pictures in your
paragraph on the next
slide!

Delete this text box when
this is complete.



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?

For the latitude it is 17 degrees 90
degrees longitude.

What might the climate be like in this
location based on the latitude and
longitude?

They are very close to the equator so
their climate will be very warm.

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

It will be good for farming because
there is a great water source and
warm and sunny and they would
need to wear thin clothes.;.

The Mayan Government/
Social Structure

the gods. The leaders of the
Maya were called the "halach
uinic" or "ahaw", meaning "lord"

or "ruler".

The Maya had strict laws. Crimes such as
murder, arson, and acts against the gods

were often punished with death. The
punishment was much reduced, however, if it

was determined that the crime was an
accident.

Priests:Because religion was an important part of the Maya
life, the priests were powerful figures in the government as
well. In some ways the king was considered a priest, too.
The kings of the Maya often came to the priests for advice
on what to do in a crisis and to get predictions of the future.
As a result, the priests had great influence on how the king

ruled.

Merchants and clerics: They
were used to trade and sell things to get
money for the kings and nobles.and they
made their own business and art they
made

Slaves: they were used to work for the kings and they
would make food and do work for them.

Overview of Mayan government:

Mayan Religion Mural

The Maya believed in a large number of nature gods. Some gods were considered more important and
powerful than others.
Itzamna - The most important Maya god was Itzamna. Itzamna was the god of fire who created the Earth. He
was ruler of heaven as well as day and night. The Maya believed that he gave them the calendar and writing. It
is thought that his name means "lizard house".
Kukulkan - Kukulkan was a powerful snake god whose name means "feathered serpent". He was the primary
god of the Itza people in the latter part of the Maya civilization. He is often drawn to look like a dragon.
Bolon Tzacab - Also known by the name Huracan (similar to our word for hurricane), Bolon Tzacab was the
god of storms, wind, and fire. Maya mythology said that he caused a great flood to come when the Maya
angered the gods. His name means "one leg".
Chaac - Chaac was the god of rain and lightning. He had a lighting axe that he used to strike the clouds and
produce rain and storms.
Divine Kings
The kings of the Maya served as intermediaries between the people and the gods. In some ways the kings
were thought to be gods themselves.

Mayan Language and
Number Systems

The Maya number system is
basically five is a / a one is a. So
my birthday would be in mayan
numbers .. - /. -o/...

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!

At the end of this unit, write a well-developed two-paragraph essay in this space. Your first
paragraph should explain who the Maya people were and details about their civilization (fact
based EXPLICIT information). Your second paragraph should be your interpretation of the
information (INFERENTIAL) and answer one of these three questions:

● How did the relationships the Maya had with each other and their environment affect their
civilization

● How did the Mayans beliefs influence their actions?
● How did where the Mayan people live affect how the Mayan people live?
*Note: Your pictures on slide 12 should relate to this paragraph!
________________________________________________________________________

The Maya had a very strong relationship between
Their gods,kings,priests. And their civilization was
based off of plants and their farming was so advanced
that they had more time to do other things. Like hunt
and do patery and their civilization was split up not in
one big place.

The Maya beliefs changed their lives because they
thought if they did good things for the god (like
sacrificing each other.) And they got good things back
And they were intense nature lovers (nickname for
modern times tree huggers).

The way the lived it was very warm and hot (they lived
in mexico) and they worn light clothes and probably ate
kinda spicy food and they had a lot of dust and they had
a temple were the priests sacrificed the people that get
sacrificed and they peasants mostly did get sacrificed.
(And they had a chocolatey drink the drank.)

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?
18o latitude and 90o longitude and
they are close to the equator and

What might the climate be like in this
location based on the latitude and
longitude?

It may be warm and hot because they
are located in mexico and they are
close to the equator
And they are north of Guatemala

How would this affect the way people
live in this area? Were they are
located they must have had to wear
heavy clothes and it must have been
harder to farm and they must have
had one big group of their kind

The Aztec Government/
Social Structure

The emperor is
the top and most
respected person
for the aztecs they
were in charge of
taking the deeds.

The Aztecs had a fairly sophisticated code of law.
There were numerous laws including laws against
stealing, murder, drunkenness, and property damage. A
system of courts and judges determined guilt and
punishments. They had different levels of courts all the
way up to a supreme court. Citizens could appeal
rulings to a higher court if they did not agree with the
judge.

The center of the Aztec government was the capital
city of Tenochtitlan. This was where the emperor as
well as the majority of the nobles lived. At its peak
under Montezuma II, Tenochtitlan is thought to have
had a population of 200,000 people.

he Inca government

Aztec Sun Stone
Calendar

Replace this sun stone picture with your
own.

My calendar shows the 365 days
in an aztec year and I discovered
that it is the same days of our
year.

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 latitude and
longitude of the center of the Inca
Empire?
13 degrees south latitude 72 degrees
west longitude

What might the climate be like in this
location based on the latitude and
longitude?the location would humidity
hot but since they live on the andes
mountains it would cooler.
how would this affect the way people
live in this area? They would need to
wear heavy clothes since they lived
on top of the mountains and it is cold
their it must have been kind hard to
farm since they lived on a mountain

The Inca Government/
Social Structure

The Inca Government: The nobles were picked as the king the commoners and all u had
to do pottery and make gold things for the nobles the public administers were the next step
of government they did not have that many rules but if you stole something your hands
would be chopped off and if you cursed the gods you would be executed and the main tax
they had was mita were they had to do stuff for their population.

Inca Social Structure

Noble

The Inca empire was ruled by the
ancestors of the original Inca people

The emperor was called the sapa

Public Administer

They ran the government at the low level a they were a step down from the
nobles they were leaders of their tribe they kept a eye on people.

Commoners Artisans - Artisans were commoners, but were also considered a higher social class than

the farmers. They worked on crafts such as pottery or gold jewelry for the nobles.
●

The Ayllu

They had Their own tax payers they had a tax that was a portion of their crops they were responsible for paying taxes and land was assigned for them.Artisans - Artisans were commoners, but were also considered a higher
social class than the farmers. They worked on crafts such as pottery or gold jewelry for the nobles.

● 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. Farmers worked long hard days and sent two-thirds of their
crops to the government and the priests. The Inca Empire relied on the production of the farmers for its wealth and success.

●

Inca Religion,
Science, Roads,

Language

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? Crops cultivated across the Inca Empire included
What food did they eat? How maize, coca, beans, grains, potatoes, sweet

did they grow it? What potatoes, ulluco, oca, mashwa, pepper, tomatoes,
relationships did the people
have with their environment?

Ancient Inca
Concept Map

Replace this example with your own concept map!