They have overlooked the wide use of specialized tools, fabricated from black jadeite. These jadeite tools were the principal tools used by Maya technicians: sculptors, stonecutters, wood carvers, and other artisans. The Aztecs had no iron or bronze with which to make their tools and weapons. Therefore, the ancient Aztec people had to develop a means for creating effective tools and weapons without the benefit of these metals. For this reason, many Aztec tools were made with obsidian and chert. Then lastly, the Inca had Quipus A quipu, a system of knotted ropes used to keep records. They require extensive training to be able to understand them. Quipus included many variables, using color, knot placement, and knot type as important indicators of various things. Therefore, all of them had their own types of technology, but one thing that they all had in common is they all had to make it by hand and didn’t have any source of electrical …show more content…
The Maya From the late eighth through the end of the ninth century, something unknown happened to shake the Maya civilization to its foundations. One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned, and by A.D. 900, Mayan civilization in that region had collapsed. Invaders led by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes overthrew the Aztecs by force and captured Tenochtitlan in 1521, bringing an end to Mesoamerica's last great native civilization. Then sadly, Fall of The Inca Civilization. With the arrival from Spain in 1532 by Francisco Pizarro and his entourage of mercenaries or conquistadors, the Inca empire was seriously threatened for the first time. Cities collapsed, thousands upon thousand of people were killed, and then came the end of the Mayan,Aztec, and Inca civilizations. All of the groups also made amazing contributions. The Mayans were one of the first civilizations to develop an advanced writing system. Instead of letters, they used hieroglyphics, and they had hundreds of symbols (or glyphs) they used Mayan Calendar The Mayans made many contributions to our world today. One of these contributions is the Mayan Calendar.The Aztecs, made a contribution that we in modern day society still use today. Antispasmodic medicine- medicine to prevent muscle spasms, and relax muscles, may have helped in surgeries. An example of this is the Passion flower, which still grows in Mexico today. It is used as an