Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas
They made mummies.
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Inca gold
The Incas made objects
from gold. The Spanish
greed for gold led to the
end of the Inca empire.
Llamas
were important to
the Incas. They were used
for wool and for transport.
Gold armbands
may
have been worn by the
bravest Inca warriors.
Statues
of Inca gods were
made from gold to show
honour towards them.
Ruins of Machu Picchu’s
buildings can still be
seen in Peru today.
Spanish
galleon
Mayan cities
The Maya built great
cities, filled with
magnificent stone
temples, palaces, and
squares. This is the
Temple of the Great
Jaguar in the Mayan
city of Tikal.
Inca farmers
This is the Inca city of Machu Picchu,
high in the Andes mountains in Peru.
Farmers grew crops in level fields cut
into the mountainside. Maize,
legumes (beans), and
squash were their
main crops.
Make an
Aztec headdress. Cut a
strip of card to go round
your head and stick on
card feathers. Paint it
and tape the ends
together.
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Tikal is in Guatemala, South America.
Spanish invasion
In the 16th century, Spanish
explorers came to the Americas.
Their arrival meant the end of
the Aztec, Maya, and Inca
empires. Many people were
killed and their cities destroyed.
