The Americas

The Americas were a very interesting time period because there are still alot of things unsolved. There were several different empires but there was one thing that really intrigued me about this time period were the Incas. This time period started in 1200 C.E and ran til 1572 C.E. The Incas were the largest empire of the Pre-Columbia America. You can tell that they were very advanced in their ways with architecture from looking at the Machu Picchu. The Machu Picchu was located on top of a mountain in Peru and was built for the royal estate for the Incan emperor Pachacuti. It was made of stone and was said that the stones were so compacted that you coudn't even slide a credit card inbetween them. Their entryways were trapezoid shaped made out od stone as well. There were many levels of the Machu Picchu as well as open concepts like we see today. Pictures below are of Machu Picchu.

 

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I found Chanel and Kristina's blogs very interesting and full of important information about The Americas. Chanel talked about the Olmec's who used rubber as many aspects of design. I thought this was very intriguing and I liked how she showed how rubber was an important element of design to the Olmecs. In Kristina's blog she talked about the Aztecs. I liked how she explained how their religious centers were made. I also liked her current applications.