7.7.1-7.7.3 Origins of the Americas
January 12, 2010
Gallery Walk
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Describe the purpose
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Do Now! Can your family history be
traced to any central or south American
country? If, so what American
civilization did that country used to be a
part of? If not, make up an imaginary
friend and write about where (s)he is
from and what civilization that country
used to be a part of!
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January 12, 2010
TAKE OUT A FULL SHEET OF PAPER AND
RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING
QUESTION:
AZTEC
MAYA
INCA
THE AMERICAS
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
ORIGINS OF THE UNITED STATES? HOW
DID IT BECOME A COUNTRY? GIVE AT
LEAST THREE FACTS
WHAT HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
ARE SYMBOLIZED BY ITS FLAG? IF YOU
AREN'T SURE, TAKE A GUESS!!!
KENYA
ISRAEL
EL SALVADOR
INDIA
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ATLANTIC
OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
Gulf of
Mexico
MEXICO
BELIZE
GUATEMALA
7.7.3 ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAS
HONDURAS
EL SALVADOR
NOW READ PAGES 260-261 OF YOUR TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNELL NOTES
ORIGINS
THE MAYA
Why do you think the Maya chose to live in a
place like the jungles of Guatemala?
WHEN DID THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION
REACH ITS HEIGHT?
300 CE - 900 CE (KNOWN AS
THE CLASSIC PERIOD
WHAT WAS THE GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION IN WHICH THE
EMPIRE BEGAN?
THE MAYA BUILT CITY-STATES
THROUGHOUT THE PETEN
RAINFOREST
WHAT CULTURES INFLUENCED
THEIR DEVELOPMENT?
THE MAYA BUILT ON THE EARLIER
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE OLMEC
GROWTH
LIST FACTORS THAT HELPED THE
GROWTH OF THE EMPIRE.
AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES
(CORN/MAIZE), SOLAR CALENDAR
(TOLD WHEN TO PLANT/HARVEST)
LEARNED FROM THE OLMEC
DECLINE
WHAT FACTORS BROUGHT THE
EMPIRE TO AN END?
p .269
SUGGESTED FACTORS FOR
DECLINE ARE DROUGHTS,
SHORTAGE OF FOOD FOR
GROWING POPULATION, INVADERS
AND WARFARE
ALIENS???
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THE AZTEC
(MEXICA)
Why do you think the Aztecs may have built
their capital city in the middle of a lake?
Create a symbol that represents some
of the key facts you have just learned
about this American civilization
NOW READ PAGES 272-273 OF YOUR TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNELL NOTES
ORIGINS
APPROXIMATELY WHAT YEAR
DID THE EMPIRE BEGIN?
WHAT WAS THE GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION IN WHICH THE
EMPIRE BEGAN?
WHAT CULTURES INFLUENCED
THEIR DEVELOPMENT?
GROWTH
LIST FACTORS THAT HELPED THE
GROWTH OF THE EMPIRE.
DESCRIBE ANY LEGENDARY OR
MYTHICAL ORIGINS OF THE EMPIRE.
DECLINE
WHAT FACTORS BROUGHT THE EMPIRE
TO AN END?
BY FORMING THE TRIPLE
ALLIANCE THE AZTECS BEGAN
TO BUILD THEIR EMPIRE IN 1428
CE
VALLEY OF MEXICO
(TENOCHTITLAN)
THE AZTECS ADOPTED MUCH OF
THE CULTURE AND ANCESTRY
OF THE TEOTIHUACAN AND
TOLTEC PEOPLE
WARFARE (EXPERIENCE AS
MERCENARIES) AND ABILITY TO
FORM ALLIANCES HELPED THE
EMPIRE TO GROW
THE CAPITAL OF TENOCHTITLAN
WAS ESTABLISHED AFTER
RECEIVING A SIGN FROM THEIR
GOD
1519 CE - WEAKENED BY
EUROPEAN DISEASE, THE
AZTECS WERE CONQUERED BY
SPANISH CONQUISTADOR,
HERNAN CORTES
Create a symbol that represents some
of the key facts you have just learned
about this American civilization
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WB p. 167
ECUADOR
BOLIVIA
PERU
CHILE
ARGENTINA
NOW READ PAGES 290-291 OF YOUR TEXTBOOK TO ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNELL NOTES
THE INCA
What types of adaptations do you think the
Inca had to make to live high in the mountains?
ORIGINS
APPROXIMATELY WHAT YEAR
DID THE EMPIRE BEGIN TO
GROW?
WHAT WAS THE GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION IN WHICH THE
EMPIRE BEGAN?
GROWTH
WHAT CULTURES
INFLUENCED THEIR
DEVELOPMENT?
LIST FACTORS THAT
HELPED THE GROWTH OF
THE EMPIRE.
DESCRIBE ANY LEGENDARY
OR MYTHICAL ORIGINS OF THE
EMPIRE.
DECLINE
WHAT FACTORS BROUGHT
THE EMPIRE TO AN END?
The empire began to expand around
1438 CE
The Inca were centered in the Valley
of Cuzco (Andes Mountains)
The Moche and the Chimu influenced
the Inca
Roads helped transportation throughout
the empire and a messaging system of
chasquis (messengers) and quipus
(communication system) kept the
empire informed
The Inca had great military strength,
well organized
The Inca believed that they were
descended fromt he sun God Inti
1532 CE Weakened by civil war, the
Inca were conquered by invading
Spanish led by Francisco Pizarro
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Create a symbol that represents some
of the key facts you have just learned
about this American civilization
QUICK CHECK:
WHAT LED TO THE DOWNFALL DOWNFALL OF
EACH OF THE EMPIRES?
MAYA:
AZTEC:
INCA:
WE WILL NOW CREATE A FLAG
THAT REPRESENTS THE
THREE CIVILIZATIONS WE
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING