Social Sciences and History / Unit 5 SSH 0434 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Chavín's Heirs, the Inca, and Aztec Tenochtitlán
Captions available
The idea
The fifteenth-century Aztecs ruled central Mexico from island Tenochtitlán through the Triple Alliance of fourteen twenty-eight, with human sacrifice as central ritual. The Inca ruled western South America from Cuzco by trained warriors, tribute, and roads through the mountains.
In practice
After Chavín's fall, the Moche, Nazca and Tiwanaku.
Where people slip
Both empires were young when Spain came; unit 04 carries the conquest.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it