Mesoamerica / Arab Empires

Location of the Maya

Maya lived through the 300 - 900 AD in the Yucatan peninsula in central america

Location of the Aztec

1100 (after the Maya) in central mexico

Location of the Inca

13th century in southern peru

What type of government did the Maya have? 

The maya had a city states with their own rulers

What type of government did the Aztec have?

Monarch who was related to the gods.

What government did the Inca’s have?

They had a Emperor who claimed to be a decendant of the gods.

Two accomplishments from the Maya

• Writing system

• Mayan Calendar

What are two accomplishments from the Aztec

• Roadways

• Architecture

What are two accomplishments from the Inca’s

• Bridges

• Best engineers

What is the reason for the Maya decline

They abandoned their cities in 800 for a unknown reason

What is the reason for Aztec decline

conquistadors conquered Tenochtitlan and defeated Aztecs in 1521

What is the reason for the Inca decline

Civil war broke out after disagreeing on a successor for their empire and then they got conquered by conquistadors led by Pizarro and got smallpox

Tenochtitlan

Aztec Capital

Cortes

led spanish conquistadors in the conquest of the Aztec Empire, ultimately capturing Tenochtitlan.

Pizarro

defeated the Inca empire with his conquistadors

Montezuma

last leader of the Aztecs

What are the religious beliefs of all three empires

They are all Polytheistic

Nomad

a person who moves from place to place rather than settling down and living in one area

Arabian Peninsula

A desert land sorely lacking in rivers and lakes

Muhammad

Religous leader in Islam Muslims believed he received revelations from god

Quran

Holy book of Islam

Abu Bakr

Muhammads father in law and chosen successor for Islam

Caliph

Sucessor

Muawiyah

Governer of Syria who stepped up and became the successor after Abu Bakr died.

Umayyads

an dynasty founded by Mu’awiyah

Damascus

The capital of the Arab empire during the umayyad era

Abbasid

a dynasty founded by Abu al-abbas (a descendant of muhammads) 

Baghdad

The capital city of the abbasid dynasty

Fatimids

people who played a major role in trading

Selijuks

People from central Asia who were normadic

Sultan

Holder of power

Location of Arabian Peninsula

Located between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Peninsula is a large landmass that includes countries like Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. It plays a crucial role in Middle Eastern culture, trade, and geopolitics.

Similarity among the mesoamerican civilizations

All three have a ruler who was related to a god

A difference among the mesoamerican civilization

the Maya had individual city states where as the Aztec and the Incas had one big empire with centralized governance.

What factors contributed to the unification of the Arabian Peninsula

• Religon

• Politics

• Economics

Achievements of the Umayyads

• Conquered many Area of Spain

• Moved the capital city to Damascus in Syria

Descibe the achievements of the Abbasid Dynasties

• Moved capital to Baghdad

• Helped create Algebra

Why was trade important to Arab Empire

It generated immense wealth through direct sales and taxes, fostering a prosperous economy.