Renaissance

Inca controlled…

area inside the pacific ocean (west) the Andes mountians (center) and Amazon River (east)

Prone to

earthquakes

Captial city of Inca

Kuzko

vertical farming

different altitudes created different enviornments for the plants and animals to live in seperatley

Terrace Farming

cut down land to make even surface for farming

Inca Roads

Inca engineers developed roads and bridges

started a road system- stretch 19,000 feet

Storage System

Stored food for whole village

preserved food in case theres an emergency

Chuno

Coer crops over night- squeeze excess water out of plant in the day

made a food

Chuno could survive the severe weather conditions of Andes

The Valley of Mexico

large, shallow lakes at its center, fertile soil

First civilzation in Mexico

Tetihuacan

Valuable trade item

obsidian

Aztec Empire

Small island in Lake Texaco in the middle of the Mexican valley

Aztec allies

Made treaties with neighboring cities

shared materials/protection with eachother

Inca civilization

Believed the Inca ruler was descended from the sun god, Inti

Parachuti Incan ruler conquered all of Peru

1500- empire stretched 2,500 miles “Land of the Four Quarters,” 16 million people

before renaissance

Europe suffered from constant war and plague

People began to question the Church, which taught Christians to endure suffering

Renaissance

Means rebirth, it was the revival in art and learning