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mesoamerica

mesoamerica. Maya Aztec Inca. Video – ancient Mayan cities. http:// app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3F8A9269-6773-4571-A990-E9B6D674C27F. activity. Imagine that you are living in a Mayan city during the Classic Age.

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mesoamerica

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  1. mesoamerica Maya Aztec Inca

  2. Video – ancient Mayan cities • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3F8A9269-6773-4571-A990-E9B6D674C27F

  3. activity • Imagine that you are living in a Mayan city during the Classic Age. • Option 1: The king has asked you to create a mural showing Maya achievements in science, math, writing, and architecture. On the front, illustrate the four types of Maya achievements. On the back, write a caption explaining which achievements you have illustrated. • Option 2: “Step into the Picture” on page 470-471. Write a short narrative telling a story about someone living in this Mayan city! • *Finish this for homework!

  4. Aztecs (p. 474-478) • Height • Emperors were the most important person in society • Upper class: nobles, warriors, priests • Middle class: merchants, artisans • Lower class: farmers, laborers, slaves • Polytheistic: worshipped gods who controlled nature and human activity • Practiced human sacrifice • Architecture (stone pyramids) • Art: jewelry, masks, cloth • Learning: astronomy, detailed written records, oral tradition • Rise • Early Aztecs were farmers • War was a key factor in Aztec rise to power • Cotton, gold, and food became vital to their economy • Aztecs had a huge trade network • Capital: Tenochtitlan • Fall • Conquistadors (Spanish conquerors) arrives seeking to find gold, land, and convert natives to Catholicism. • The Spanish brought down the empire through warfare (horses and weapons) and deadly disease (smallpox).

  5. Inca video • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/63993FE1-702C-4888-8FBD-0050C6069FB1

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