I'm Wesley. For my past trimester we have been studying three of the greatest ancient civilizations, the Inca, the Maya, and the Aztecs. We learned how different things were built and what it was like back in their time. All three of these civilizations obtained power somehow and when they defeated another city, they would demand large amounts of tribute to get excess amounts of resources for trade. Back then , there was plenty of gold to spare and all of the civilizations in power would have surplus gold, jewelry, and other unneeded goods. Some similarities between these civilizations is that they all ate mostly fruits and vegetables. The Maya diet was based on corn because they thought that God made them out of corn and they had lots of open farmland for growing. The Inca and the Maya did not have much convenient land for farming though. The Inca lived high up in the Andes Mountains where things would often freeze and the air was thin. The Aztecs were put in a swampy area with a lake with too much water and almost no dry land. The Aztecs managed to farm by inventing their famous floating gardens called the chinampas. They were able to make floating strips of thin land with soil and grass for farming. This way they were able to make enough food and resources to last their population. The Inca made space for farming by forming thin terraces on the steep mountains by their house. The Inca main food was potatoes because they were one of the few foods that could withstand frequent frosts. As you can see, there are many different types of ways to farm. I'm really enjoyed learning about these cultures. I wonder what the ancient Chinese did and how it was different or similar.
Wesley
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