EVIDENCES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DURING PRE-COLUMBIAN TIMES Flashcards
EVIDENCES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DURING PRE-COLUMBIAN TIMES
- OLMEC
- MAYA
- AZTEC
- INCA
First great Mesoamerican
civilization
OLMEC CIVILIZATION
Thrived along Southern gulf
coast of Mexico, mainly in
present-day states of
Veracruz and Tabasco
OLMEC CIVILIZATION
Colossal head made of stone
OLMEC CIVILIZATION
Olmec means “__________” in Nahuatl, the language of Aztec
rubber people
refers to the ancient practice of Olmecs to Aztecs of extracting latex from Castilla elastic, a rubber tree in the area.
“Rubber people”
Olmecs constructed permanent city-temple
complexes at San Lorenzo
Tenochitlan, La Venta, Tres
Zapotes, and Laguna de los
Cerros. The principal architectural structure found in
____________ was the vast
clay pyramid decorated with elaborate carvings.
La Venta ruins
They cultivated cacao,
rubber and salt.
OLMEC CIVILIZATION
Used an elaborate water and
drainage system.
OLMEC CIVILIZATION
They manufactured chocolate
drinks
OLMEC CIVILIZATION
Evidence shows that the _____
practiced human sacrifice and
cannibalism.
Olmec
Animal gods were features of
their culture.
Olmec
La Venta declined around _________, and the Olmec civilization
vanished along with it.
400 BC
MAYA CIVILIZATION
Lived in present-day
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
One of the most important pre Columbian Mesoamerican
cultures
Maya
Credited for remarkable achievements in
astronomy, engineering, medicine, and
mathematics.
MAYA CIVILIZATION
Their architecture was
manifested in the grandeur of
their tall pyramids with temple
of limestones, with small
temples on the top
constructed like an arch.
MAYA CIVILIZATION
In astronomy, they tracked the
movement of the stars and
planets across the sky, and were able to predict eclipses. Venus was their most important astronomical object
MAYA CIVILIZATION
MAYA CIVILIZATION
________ was their most important astronomical object.
Venus
The Mayans discovered an
accurate calendar. The ritual
calendar that developed in
Mesoamerica used a count of
______ days.
260
Their written language was
made up of about 800 glyphs,
or symbols.
Maya
They also produced rubber products.
Maya
Established their city of
Tenochtitlan, present-day
Mexico City in 1325 AD.
AZTEC CIVILIZATION
Known as violent people who
expanded their empire through ruthless warfare
AZTEC CIVILIZATION
