Native Americans

These people built a large, highly organized Empire in South America

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Toltec

The Capital City of this Empire is Tenochtitlan

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Toltec

These were the great Pyramid Builders of Central America

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Toltec

Kown as the Rubber people, they were the first organized civilization in Central America

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

These warlike people created the first Empire in Central America through military conquest

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Toltec

These people built large stone heads to honor their leaders.

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

These nomadic people moved into Central America late and had to rely on warfare and survival skills to first gain a foothold, then dominate the region

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

These warlike people spread out from their capital at Chichen Itza to dominate Mesoamerica

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Toltec

These people created observatories, a highly organized calendar, and hieroglyphic records to help organize their society and religion

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

A sign of how powerful and organized these people where is their palace complex in Machu Picchu

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec