(a) Maya: tropical RAINFORESTS:
tropical
fertile soil near rivers
slash-and-burn agriculture
corn, beans, and squash
Mayan lands had droughts and floods so
they made irrigation & water management systems
made terracing, raised fields & canals to manage water and maximize crop yields
built cities near water and on high ground for protection
(b) Aztec: SWAMPY MARSHES
earthquakes
Aztec Tenochtitlan is called Mexico City today
its on an island in the middle of a lake.
created floating farms called chinampas
shallow lakes
irrigation systems
corn, beans, and squash
semi-arid climate with distinct rainy and dry seasons.
maize, beans, squash, and chili peppers.
(c) Inca: MOUNTAINS :
today called Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia
Andes Mountains
land high altitude & cold
land deserts to mountains
land rugged and steep
farms: poor and rocky soils
farms : terracing, raised fields, and irrigation systems
farms looked like STAIRS
potatoes, quinoa, and corn
excellent highway system of roads & bridges connecting their cities & trade
cities on the high plateaus and valleys of the Andes Mountains
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