Global Studies Packet
Civilizations of
Latin America
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Name: ________________________
Due Date: ______________________
Ancient and Modern Maya
Use pages 104-105 of the textbook to complete this activity.
Vocabulary
Popul Vuh
sacred*
* Refer to page 101 for definitions of these terms.
Key Information
Location of Mayan
Civilization
When Civilization
Started
When Mayan
Civilization Peaked
1.
2.
Achievements of the
Maya
3.
4.
5.
Name for the
Modern Maya
Country Where
Modern Mayans
Rebelled
CLASSWORK
PAGE 1
Maya: The Blood of Kings Video Worksheet
Answer the following questions while watching the video.
1. How were most of the Maya written records lost?
2. In what year does the Mayan calendar end?
3. What was the source of the Mayan kings’ power?
4. Why did the Mayans abandon their cities?
CLASSWORK
PAGE 2
The Ancient Aztecs and the Spanish
Use pages 89-91 of the textbook to complete this activity.
Vocabulary
civilization*
Tenochtitlan
empire*
staple*
* Refer to page 87 for definitions of these terms.
Key Information
Location of Aztec
Civilization
When Aztecs came
to Central Plateau
When Aztecs Were
Destroyed
Ways Traces of the
Aztecs Remain in
Mexico
1.
2.
Staple Crop of the
Aztecs
Spaniard who
Conquered Aztecs
1.
Things that Helped
Spanish Conquer
Aztecs
2.
3.
4.
CLASSWORK
PAGE 3
The Aztecs, Human Sacrifice, and the Conquistadors
Video Worksheet
Answer the following questions while watching the video.
1. What were the Aztecs afraid of?
2. How did the Aztecs respond to their fear?
3. What did Aztec warriors train to do in battle?
4. How were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs?
5. What important information did this video include that wasn’t in the textbook?
6. What important information did the textbook include that wasn’t in the video?
CLASSWORK
PAGE 4
The Ancient Incas
Use pages 118-119 of the textbook to complete this activity.
Vocabulary
terraces*
aqueducts*
quipu*
* Refer to page 115 for definitions of these terms.
Key Information
Location of Inca
Civilization
When Civilization
Started
When Inca
Civilization Ended
Staple Crop of the
Incas
Inca’s Domesticated
Animal
1.
How People Were
Organized
(Social Structure)
2.
3.
How Land Was
Divided
1.
2.
3.
CLASSWORK
PAGE 5
THE MAYAS
Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer these questions.
HOMEWORK
PAGE 6
THE AZTECS
Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer these questions.
HOMEWORK
PAGE 7
THE INCAS
Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer these questions.
HOMEWORK
PAGE 8