AMERICA INHABITANTS: MAYAS, INCAS, AZTECSVersión en línea AMERICA INHABITANTS: MAYAS, INCAS, AZTECS por elvira lopez rivera 1 AZTECS 2 INCAS 3 MAYAS They lived in central Mexico They built a great empire with Tenochtitlán as the capital. The emperor was the political and military leader. warriors and farmers. They were expert craftspeople. They made pottery, gold and silver jewellery. They lived in the Andes The capital was Cuzco. Their ruler was the Inca, or emperor. They grew corn and domesticated llamas and alpacas for food, wool and transport They built temples, palaces and fortresses, like Machu Picchu. They lived in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras Their capital was Chichén Itzá. They lived in independent cities governed by a supreme chief They were farmers, craftspeople and traders They were expert mathematicians, astronomers and architects