Precolumbian

societys

Culture and art

Mayan
Inca enpire
civilisation

Society Society Society

It consisted of The emperor

Were organized independent was the Inca,
into tribes and cities each ruled who was
groups: nobility, by a chieftain, believed to be a
merchants, below they were descendant of
peasants,
chieftains and the sun below
craftspeople more below were
and slaves. The were nobles nobility
emperor had
and below the people
political and priests, the peasants
religious power craftspeople, and the slaves
peasants and
slaves

Economy Economy
Economy

Agriculture, The crops that

goldsmithery the peasants
Agriculture grow such as
and pottery
crafts and trade corn and
were the main
were the main potatoes, llamas
activity
activity and alpacas
were used by
transport and
they also
provided food
Culture and and wool. The
Culture and incas were
Art
Art skilled
goldsmiths and
potters

They were
polytheistic, Culture and
They were they were so
polytheistic, Art
good at
they build mathematics,
walled cities, astronomy, etc.
palaces and They built
temples, many palaces and
in the form of temples in the
pyramids form of step They were
pyramids polytheistic,
they built
palaces,
temples and
fortresses, such
as Machu
picchu, as well
as an extensive
network of
roads