ACTIVITY 5

NAME: Lawrence B. Marquez SECTION: BSED SCIENCE 2-B

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Olmec civilization Mayan Aztec civilization Inca civilization

civilization

Present day Veracruz and ● Parts of ● Tenochtitl ● Cuzco

Location Tabasko Mexico present an, Peru
day present
Mexico, day
Belize, Mexico
Guatemal city
a, El
Salvador
and
Honduras.
● Olmecs ● Corn, or ● Aztecs ● develope
are maize, used two d resilient
Agriculture known to was the main breeds of
cultivate main farming crops
cacao, staple methods: such as
rubber crop. the potatoes,
and salt. ● used slash chinampa quinoa
and burn s and and corn.
agricultur terracing
e

● The ● Discovere ● Aztec ● lunisolar,

calendar d an calendar as two
Astronomy/ used in accurate consisted calendars
calendars Mexico calendar of a ritual were
may also ● ritual cycle of maintaine
have calendar 260 days d in
originated that and a parallel,
from the develope 365-day one solar
Olmec. d in civil cycle. and one
● They also Mesoame lunar.
studied rica used Twelve
astronom a count of lunar
y sine 260 days. months
they are fall 11
obsessed days short
with the of a full
timing of 365 day
religious solar year.
 ritual Equinoxes
, solstices
and venus
cycles are
observed.
● Olmec ● Chisels, ● Aztec ● hardwood
traded scraper,h technolog spears
Tools and goods ammers, y led to launched
weapons such as axxes,kniv experime using
obsidian, es. ntation of throwers,
ceramic, making arrows,
jade, tools with javelins,
serpentin copper. slings, the
e, mica. bolas,
Rubber, clubs, and
pottery, maces
feathers with star-
and shaped
polished heads
mirrors of made of
limonite copper or
and bronze.
magnetite
.
●
● Common plants ● Aztecs ● They used
used for medicine practiced herb and
Medicine include, but are surgeries, plans for
not limited to, used medicine
chili peppers, herbs, ● Ask
cacao, tobacco, and ● Also
agave, and the rituals to perform
pitarilla tree. cure the skull
sick. surgery.
● construct ● Building ● develope
ed temples, d dugout
permanen ● pyramids canoes
Other specific t city of which
development temples limestone they
complexe s, with transport
s at San small ed
Lorenzo templates themselve
Tenochtitl on the s and
an, La top their
Venta, construct goods
Tres ed like an througho
Zapotes arch ut the
 and supported many
Laguna de by two canals,
los Cerros side walls lakes and
● mask and bridged waterway
figurines. by a row s found in
of flat the Valley
stones of
and Mexico.
ornament
ed by
steeples
or roof
combs.
They are
usually
made of
cherts,
obsidian,
silicified
limestone
and jade.