Braylen Jehnzen - Inca Group Interactive Notebook Slideshow - 2344240

A Look at the

Mississippian, Maya,

Aztec and Inca

Civilizations

Ancient Civilizations
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Braylen Jehnzen

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
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 mississippian culture is a very interesting
culture from 100B.C. they made mounds to live
in. their religion was if their chiefs die, then
they will make ritual suicide so they can see
their chiefs in heaven. They made effigy heads
and pottery out of clay or carved patterns on a
piece of wood and stamped it into clay. There
were three classes, the suns,elites, and
commoners. Each chief had these people. They
ate what they grew

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 relative and approximate absolute location of the center of the South Appalachian Mississippian
culture? 32.2 N, 83 W. North of Florida, West of the Atlantic ocean, south of tennessee.
What might the climate be like in this location based on the latitude and longitude? Humid subtropical long hot
summer and mild winter.
How would this affect the way people live in this area? Mississippian would have needed more shelter from the
sun, less hunting, more agriculture.

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The Mississippian
Social Structure

Chief:
Led the tribe as their leader and
had their own mound to live in.
were thought to have
supernatural abilities.

Elites:
Believed to be the descendants from gods. They did not
have jobs, but instead had larger housing and special
clothes.

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

Settlements:
They settled on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Their settlement was
built around a central plaza and had two mounds and houses in
orderly rows. They grew crops and small gardens because they were
close to rivers

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.

Describe the physical attributes What do archeologists believe
of the Serpent Mound in your might be the reason the mounds

own words: are shaped like a serpent?

It looks like a snake
trying to eat a animal
egg, and it is 1,300 ft
long.

The mississippians were The mississippian are Danielle Knight GO Interactive, 2015
believed to have made really creative
because its shaped
the serpent mound. like a snake and lined
up with the seasons

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? Led by chiefs called suns who were
Did powerful relationships exist tied to the religion. The people

between the people and their believed leaders had connections to
leaders? the gods.

How was their society set up? There were 4 different social classes: the suns (chiefs)
What were the types of jobs ruled civil matters, the Nobles, The Honored
people had? Were the jobs people
did purposeful for the civilization? Men/Women, and the lower class. Their society was
divided by chiefdoms. Each chiefdom was split between
Describe their religion. Did the
relationship the people had with eilites (exempt from hard of labor) and commoners
their gods and religious leaders (everyday producers of society), based on belief.

follow rules? Most people were farmers, craftsmen, fishermen, and
hunters.
What did the people invent, create,
or trade that allowed them to The mississippians worshipped the
exchange ideas or values with sun and serpents. Their religion
others they had relationships
with? centered around a temple. Human
sacrifice and ritual suicide was
What was the agriculture like?
What food did they eat? How practiced as a result on their chiefs so
they may accompany him in afterlife.
did they grow it? What
relationships did the people They crafted beautiful art for their
have with their environment? ceremonies. Wood panels were used
to make designs of clay. They traded
with people from the gulf of mexico

and great lakes region.

They grew much of their food in small gardens
using simple tools. Corn, beans, squash, and
other plants and animals were collected to eat.
They took care of their environment because

they relied on it to live.

Ancient mississippian
Concept Map

The Inca

Where in the World…
Were the Inca Located?

What is the relative and approximate
absolute location of the center of the Inca
Empire?
The exact location of cuzco is 14 degrees S
72 degrees W.

What might the climate be like in this
location based on the latitude and
longitude? The climate of this location can
be warmer because it is on the south side
of the equator.

How would this affect the way people live in
this area? This might affect the Inca’s by
hurting their crops and could die of

starvation.

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The Inca
Social Structure

Noble classes: The emperor or king was called

the Sapa Inca. He was at the top of the Inca social class and
was considered a god in many ways.Villac Umu - The high
priest was just behind the Sapa Inca in social status. The gods
were very important to the Inca and the high priest spoke
directly to their most powerful god, the Sun god Inti.The direct
relatives of Sapa Inca were next in line. They received high
positions in the government. The primary wife of the emperor
was the queen called the coya.The noble class, or Inca class,
was made up of the people directly descended from the people
who first established the city of Cuzco. They were called the

Inca. positions in the Inca government.

Public Administrators:The Curacas were the leaders from the tribes that were conquered. They

were often left as leaders of their tribes. They still had to report to the Inca, but if they remained loyal, they often
kept their position.Each group of families, or ayllu, had a tax collector who kept watch over them. He made sure
that they paid all of their taxes. There was also a strict hierarchy of tax collectors. The higher levels kept an eye on
the people below them.

Commoners:Artisans were commoners, but they were also considered a higher social class

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

The Ayllu:The basic unit of the Inca society was people called the ayllu. The ayllu was made of a

number of families that worked together almost like one large family. Everyone in the empire was part of
the ayllu.

Art and Religion
of the Inca

Inti was the most important of the gods to the Inca. He was the god of the sun. The emperor, or Inca Sapa,
was said to be a descendent of Inti. Inti was married to the Goddess of the Moon, Mama Quilla. They
believed in afterlife. Mama Quilla was the goddess of the Moon. She was also the goddess of marriage
and the defender of women. Mama Quilla was married to Inti the god of the Sun. Pachamama was the
goddess of Earth or "Mother Earth". She was responsible for farming and the harvest. Supay was the god
of death and ruler of the Inca underworld called the Uca Pacha.

This is a handcrafted feathered shirt. The inca were really good
weavers so they made a lot of these sorts of things.

Inca Science and Technology

The Inca built the Inca Inca Consisting of a
large system of roads Roads Inca series of knots
that messengers used Quipus conveying of
to send messages. To knots
let Army troops and
transporting goods.

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This picture shows

Made sturdy stone Inca Inca Calendars used
buildings with no Buildings Calendar to mark religion,
tools. Shaped large seasons, and
stone to fit together and and astrology.
without cement. Bridges Astronomy

Determine the Relationships

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? The head of the Inca government was
Did powerful relationships exist the Apu; he was the leader and
principle of a quarter of the Inca
between the people and their kingdom.
leaders?

How was their society set up? The Inca society was a complex society they have
What were the types of jobs farmers then it goes up. As the farmers they would grow
people had? Were the jobs people the harvest then share with the government. Another job
did purposeful for the civilization? was government official and their job was to make sure
everyone was alright they would make laws to, most of
these people were nobles.

Describe their religion. Did the The Inca gods and goddesses actually
relationship the people had with represented a number of Natural
their gods and religious leaders things like harvest, Sun and sky. The
Inca also believed in an afterlife and
follow rules? if they were the time of a lack of food
or crisis a sacrifice was done.
What did the people invent, create,
or trade that allowed them to They would trade a lot of things too,
exchange ideas or values with they would make art and trade it to
others they had relationships other tribes.
with?
Agriculture:
What was the agriculture like? They grew crops. They would grow
What food did they eat? How corn and potatoes. They grew it on a plane
surface. They also were losing the crops
did they grow it? What
relationships did the people
have with their environment?

Ancient Inca
Concept Map

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