Transcript of Pre-Columbian Life, Mayan, Aztec, Inca’s and the Age of Exploration Adapted by Ms. Hall from S....
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- Pre-Columbian Life, Mayan, Aztec, Incas and the Age of
Exploration Adapted by Ms. Hall from S. Gerhardt
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- Objective: SWBAT describe what life was like in pre-Columbian
life Do Now: Before people developed civilizations how did people
get their food?
_______________________________________________________ What were
these people called? ________________________ Activity: Brain pop/
unitedstreaming clip Homework: Pretend that you have left your
family to go explore Write a letter to them explaining what you
see. Assessment: Collection of Brain Pop activities
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- It is believed that there was a narrow strip of land called the
Bering Strait which was located where the Bering Sea is now.
Scientist believe that back during the time of the Ice Age people
walked across the Bering Strait in search for food. They believed
these people were hunters and they were searching for food. These
hunters are believed to be the 1 st American. They became known as
Nomads, which are people who move from place to place. There use to
be land here
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- Civilizations start to develop! Over thousands of years people
started to learn a new way of life and started to settle around
rivers. They learned how to farm and develop irrigation systems. An
irrigation system is a human made ditch that carried water from the
rivers to the fields to water the crops. This was a very important
development for this period of time. Without the irrigation system
people would have to continue to hunt for food.irrigation
systems
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- Since People were able to farm this changed life: Food surplus
was more predictable Fewer people died of hunger Populations
increased Farms grew People were able to start specializing in
different jobs Small villages were able to develop into larger
communities and form governments
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- Brain pop
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- Mayans Objective: SWBAT describe Mayan life and their
achievements Do Now: How did the 1 st people get to the Americas?
Activity: Mayan Civilization Write your name in the Mayans written
language Assessment: Collection of vocab sheets and 5Ws and H chart
Homework: Finish your name if you didnt in class.
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- Maya: 300-900 A.D. Mayan homeland stretched from southern
Mexico into northern Central America Yucatan Peninsula Divided into
individual city-states, ruled by a god-king Mayan cities featured
giant pyramids, temples and stone carvings dedicated to the
gods
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- Agriculture & Trade Mayan city-states traded with each
other (salt, feathers, shells and honey) Had no uniform currency
but cacao beans (chocolate) sometimes served as one Grew corn,
beans and squash (used slash-burn agriculture )
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- Religion Shapes Mayan Life Mayans were polytheistic, which
means? ______________________ There were gods of corn, death, rain
and war They prayed and made offerings of food, flowers and blood.
Human sacrifice was also used to please the gods and kept the world
in balance This was calendar to know when to practice religious
ceremonies
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- Calendar & Glyphs Mayans created a 365-day solar calendar
(Eighteen - 20 day months, with a separate period of 5 days at the
end) Based their calendar on careful observations of the planets,
sun and moon Calendar helped identify the best time to plant crops,
attack enemies and crown rulers
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- Activity: Write Hello in the Mayan written language
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- Mysterious Mayan Decline Mayan decline ended in mystery In the
late 800s Mayan cities were suddenly abandoned Experts believe many
theories: famine, disease and warfare disrupting trade
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- Objective: SWBAT describe Aztec life Do Now: What is 2 things
you remember about the Mayans?
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_______________________________________________ Activity: Brain pop
Aztec Civilization Assessment: Collect Brian Pop vocab and matching
Homework: Aztec pyramid chart
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- Rise of the Aztec Located in the Valley of Mexico Established
their capital city of Tenochtitlan on Lake Texacoco in 1315
(present day Mexico City) There they would rule until the Spanish
conquered them
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- Chinampas Floating Islands Rectangular shaped man made islands
used to grow crops
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- Aztec Religion As an agricultural (_________) people, the Aztec
depended heavily on the forces of nature and worshiped them as gods
The Aztec believed that the caring gods must be kept strong to
prevent the evil gods from destroying the world they kept the gods
happy through human sacrifice Human Sacrifice Victims of sacrifice
were usually prisoners of war, although Aztec warriors would
sometimes volunteer for the more important sacrificial rituals
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- Spanish Conquest In 1519 Spanish explorer Hernndo Corts and
more than 500 Spaniards landed in eastern Mexico in search of land
and gold Kidnaps Aztec leader Montezuma for a gold ransom Conquered
all of the Aztec by 1525 1/3 of population killed Mostly from small
pox ( a disease the Europeans had) Survivors forced into labor
mining for gold or working on the estates of the Spaniards
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- Objective: SWBAT describe the Inca rise and fall Do now: Name 2
things about the Aztecs Activity: Brain pop (p) Chapter 18 The
Incas: Kingdom of the Sun (s) Assessment: (p) Collect Brian Pop
activity (s) Reflective Journal on Chap 18 (AVID book p30)
Homework: (p) Building Block of a Civilization (s) Incas Early Civ
in Asia, Africa, and the Americas pg 126 answer questions at
end
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- Rise of the Incas: 1300s, the Inca were only a small community
in the area of Cuzco Cuzco, a city located at 11,000 feet in the
mountains of southern Peru 1440s under the leadership of Pachacuti,
the Inca launched a campaign of conquest.
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- Incan Government Incan emperor exercised absolute rule and was
the chief religious leader What is an absolute ruler?
________________________________________________ Claimed he was
godly the son of the sun itself As a god-king he owned all the
land, herds mines and the people From the mountain capital of
Cuzco, the Incas ran an efficient government Nobles ruled over the
region of the Incan Empire Local officials carried out the day to
day business of collecting taxes and enforcing laws
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- Religion of the Inca Polytheistic worshiped many gods linked to
the forces of nature What does monotheistic
mean?_______________________ Religion was tied to the routines of
life each month had its own festival Dance of the Young Maize
(corn) and the festival of water
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- Accomplishments of the Inca All Roads Lead to Cuzco United
large empire through a complex road system Roads ran more than
12,000 miles through mountains and deserts Roads allowed armies and
news to move quickly throughout the empire Terrace Farming: On
steep hillsides they carved out strips of land to be held in place
by stone walls in order to farm
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- Spanish Conquest Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, arrived
in Peru in 1532 Kidnapped Incan emperor for ransom Incas paid but
Pizarro killed the Incan emperor anyway
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- Reflective Journal What I DidWhat I learned What Questions do I
have?What Surprised Me Overall Response:
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- Objective: SWBAT list the reasons for the Age of Exploration
and Spanish Conquest in Latin America Do Now: How did the Mayan,
Aztec and Incan empires all fall?
_______________________________________________ Activity: Brain pop
The ConquistadorsThe Conquistadors Assessment: Collection of 5ws
and H Chart Homework: (s)Napp- The Age of Exploration or The
Conquistadors (p) Brain pop Activity
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- The Age of Exploration The age of exploration is when countries
started to explore the world. This is the time of Christopher
Columbus. New technologies such as the compass allowed ships to
travel. Major Explorers and Maps The exploration lead to conquest.
(what does conquest mean?___________________________)
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- Famous Spanish Conquistadors Francisco Pizarro Vasco Nunez de
Balboa Juan Ponce de Leon Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Hernando De
Soto Hernando Cortes
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- Reason for Conquest New technologies such as the compass and
astrolabe (both helped tell what direction the boat was going in
and what time it was. Carvel- a new and improved boat that allowed
for sailing longer trips. (all new technologies led to more
exploration) Wealth the Europeans wanted gold, silver and spices
The Europeans wanted Power The Europeans wanted to Increase their
opportunities for Spanish trade The Europeans wanted to Spread the
Catholic Religion to natives Encomienda system was a system of the
Spaniards forcing the natives work the land to produce the natural
resources to send back to the mother country to produce goods. The
Europeans wanted to Build a Spanish Empire What does this sound
similar to? _____________________________
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- Americas to Europe, Africa & Asia Africa, Asia & Europe
to Americas Disease (small pox) Livestock (sheep, pigs and horses)
Grains (wheat and rice) Peaches Coffee beans Onions Bananas Sugar
Americas to Europe, Africa & Asia Corn Tomatoes Turkeys
Pumpkins Tobacco Pineapples Peppers Columbian Exchange
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- Ms. Gs Columbian exchange handout (only read the Columbian
Exchange Article and answer the questions that follow Ms. Gs
Columbian exchange handout