• Based on these images,

what are 2 assumptions

you can make about life in

Central & South America

before Europeans arrival?

•Be prepared to share!

• Central & Southern American

civilizations

• Time period ranges from 200 BC

to 1521 CE

• Overlaps with the Roman Empire,

Medieval Europe, Byzantine Empire,

Islamic Empire, Tang & Song Dynasties,

the Mongols – and more!

• Classical & Post-Classical Era

• Well-known for their monumental

structures, human sacrifice, and

farming techniques

• You will be assigned 1 civilization & 1 partner. Your task: fully

and accurately complete your civilization’s column

• What this should look like:

• Independent reading OR reading aloud to each other

• If helpful, marking up your text with notes or underlines

• Using your partner as a resource, a teammate: ask each

other questions

•Making sure each other has all the necessary information

• Later you will be teaching this information to your

classmates so be thorough!

• In small groups, you will each TEACH your assigned

civilization

• You need to read & explain each aspect of the

civilization

• What this should look like:

• 2 roles: “student teacher and student

•One student “teacher” talking

•Other students asking questions to clarify

• Students recording their information as the student

‘teacher” talks

• When your group is done, you should begin on the back-

comparison assignment

• Ruled by kings

• *Trade routes, cacao beans as currency

• Frequently traded with the Maya

• *Polytheistic

• *Human sacrifice & bloodletting

• Centered around the city of Tenochtitlan (modern day

Mexico City) built on an island in Lake Texcoco

• *Monumental structures

• Chinampa method of agriculture

• video clip

• Central America

• *City states (often at war)

• *Polytheistic

• *Human sacrifice & bloodletting

• Believed gods required nutrients from humans

• Cities as trade centers and to worship gods

• Filled with monumental structures

• *Developed accurate calendar(s)

• *Monumental structures

•Maize = main crop

•Slash-and-burn agriculture

• Video clip link

• South America

• *Polytheistic

• Divided into social classes

• *Mita: labor tax paid by the commoners

• Government controlled economy

• *Terrace farming so they could grow crops despite the

mountains

• Advanced engineers

• Machu Picchu, suspension bridges

• *Built elaborate road system through

mountains

• *Developed quipu for keeping records

• No written language!

• Could have as many as 1500

strings!

• How meaning was determined:

• Color shades

• Position on string

• Distance from center

• Type of knot

• Used for recording numerical

data

• Video Clip

Inca:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQPSYenhtoY

• Step 1: Finish your vocabulary chart if not yet

complete

• Step 2: Complete the quizlet vocabulary study set

matching game at

https://quizlet.com/244056220/match

• Or search “mrsmitrowski” and it is Unit 5 vocab

• (or http://tinyurl.com/ybqhe4gf )

• Which civilization would you prefer to have lived in:

the Maya, Aztec, or Inca? In a well-written sentence or

short paragraph, answer the prompt with at least

three reasons to support your choice.

• What are things that would impact your decision?

• Working with a partner, correctly categorize the

descriptors with their correct civilization

• When you are done, raise your hand

• Engineers: Machu Picchu

• http://www.history.com/topics/inca/videos/machu-

picchu?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

• The Rise of the Incas

• http://www.history.com/topics/inca/videos

• What happened to the Aztecs?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3kWJfkqT0g

• Rise and Fall of the Maya

Aztec

(blue)

Maya

(green)

Inca

(white)

• Pass forward your readings

• Aztec: Corner by the door

• Inca: Front of room by screen

• Maya: Right by chalkboard/window

1. Leviah, Marcos, Kirstyn

2. Bella, Valery, William, Chris

3. Maggie, Shayna, Sandra

4. Julie, Edward, Keshon, Jevon

5. Brent, Baldo, Adamaris

6. Millie, Morgan, Katrina

7. Sam, Carolina, Moses

8. Jade, Griffin, Sha’corah

1. Olivia, Sadie, Mallory

2. Jessica, Adrianna, Lalli

3. Abby, Dominic, Cece

4. Rin, Marlena, Jordan

5. Shaniya, Sophia, Lisandra

6. Jasmin, Celia, Aden, Hunter

7. Jeff, Arely, Belinda

8. Kaley, Tyler, Charles

9. JB, Mark, Becca

10. Nicollette, Nat, Andrea