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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Review for test on 2/27

I gave each of you a physical copy in class of the review but here it is if needed:

Mesoamerican and South American ancient civilization Test Study Guide
Directions: Answer the following questions using what you have learned.
1 – Which civilizations were Mesoamerican?
2 -  Which civilizations were South American?
3 – How did the Aztecs create more farmland?
4 – What did the Maya, Aztec, and Inca have in common?
5 – Who came up with the words “chocolate”, “tomato”, and “avocado”?
6 – What was the geography like in the Incan Empire?
7 – Because of the geography of the Incan Empire, the Inca farmers had to
8 – Which civilizations used slash and burn agriculture?
9 – One method archaeologists can use to study Maya history is to study their ______.
10 – Which civilization came up with the idea of the number zero before Europeans did?
11 – What group of people conquered the Mesoamerican and South American civilizations?
12 – Aztec artists used brightly colored feathers from tropical birds to make _______________.
13 – The Aztec had human sacrifices because __________________.
14 – The Maya had three, the Aztecs had two, and the Inca had two ___________ .
15 – Why did the Inca use the mita system?
16 – Why would the Inca use a quipu?
17 – The Maya, Aztec, and Inca were all ?(hint – type of religious beliefs)
18 – Which civilization used alpacas, llamas, and vicuna for wool, pack animals, and meat?
19 – Why would astronomy and calendars be important to the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?
20 – What countries are now where the Maya, Aztec, and Inca used to be?


21 – Which geographical feature provides more natural resources?
22 – What type of economy did the Maya, Aztec, and Inca have?
23 – If you were to find a Mayan artifact with hieroglyphic writing on it, it would be an example of a/an           
·       Know all the continents

·       Know the continents that the Mesoamericans, South Americans, and Conquistadores were from
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South American and Mesoamerican Timeline

Directions: Create and complete a timeline that describes key events that occurred in early Mesoamerican and South American civilizations.  Use the following dates.  Be sure to include a title, written information about each date and an illustration for a few of the dates.  See pages 197 through 225 M.W.H.
In Bold print is the page numbers that the events are on in the textbook.
·     38000 B.C. to 13000 B.C. 200
·     1200 B.C. 197
·     600 B.C. 197
·     400 B.C.  202
·     A.D. 250  197, 202
·     A.D. 900  197
·     A.D. 1200 208
·     A.D. 1200 217
·     A.D. 1325 197
·     A.D. 1428 210
·     A.D. 1438 217- 221
·     A.D. 1493 222
·     A.D. 1500’s 204
·     A.D. 1521 197
·     A.D. 1533 217
Answer the following questions on back of timeline final draft:
1 What events did the Aztec Maya and Inca all have in common?

2 What was/were the most important event(s).

Remember, does your timeline have: 
A Title?
Correct Layout, horizontal or vertical?
Correct Spacing of Events?
Pictures for a couple of the events?
Showed me a rough draft?
Is it presentable and colorful?

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Friday, February 3, 2017

The Cultures of the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs

Does the culture of the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs live on today?

Today we watched a video titled: The Ancient Americans and took video notes about the culture of the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs

Video Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-PJ88yWVb9caEtjTTRtelI1dkE
Video Subtitles: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-PJ88yWVb9cYmxMRjNjVFBEYzQ
Link to video notes format: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-PJ88yWVb9ccldWQTFBUjEzQjg
ABC's of Culture Powerpoint: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-PJ88yWVb9cN2Z2OTlvWldJWjA




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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Geography, Climate, and Resources of Meso and South America

Students will be split into three groups: The Maya, Inca, and Aztecs. By using the textbook and their phones( if applicable) the groups will find these key pieces of information below to help them understand about why these civilizations developed where they did.
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Natural Resources
  • Countries there today
Pages in the textbook for each civilization:

Aztec  201-202, 573
Maya 208-209, 573
Inca 220-221, 574

When everyone is finished we will go over each civilization and take notes on each groups findings


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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Current Event Assignment Instructions

Here is the link to the Word document of this assignment

Directions: Find an article either in the newspaper or online from a newspaper source, or any other reputable national or international source. Examples of sources are listed at the class blog: scheidtsworldhistory.blogspot.com Read the article and fill out the statements or answer the questions below.  You may not use articles on Entertainment/Gossip or Sports.  Please find and read about important issues in our world today.  Because this is a current events assignment you are to choose an article that is no more than a week old from when the assignment is given. Read the Rubric at the end of the worksheet to complete all the requirements for this assignment.  Attach the article to the worksheet.

Topic of Article: _____________________________________________________________________
Title of Article: ______________________________________________________________________
Source: _____________________________________________________________________________


WHO is this article about? (Identify the people, groups, or organizations) ____________________________________________________________________________________
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WHAT is this story about? (What happened?)

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WHEN did this story take place? (Date, Month, time frame, and/or year)
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WHERE is this event or issue occurring?   (Specify city, country, region, etc.)
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WHY is this story important? (Why did the author write the article now?)
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CONNECT TO YOU What does the article have to do with you? Can it be connected to anything we learned or are learning about in class?
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CONNECTING THE WORLD How does another news outlet nationally or globally present this article? Is there a different title? Does it change your opinion or make you feel the same way when you read it?
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Grading will be based on the following rubric:
4 – Entire Current Event assignment displays the following requirements for each question/statement above:
a.       Demonstrates thoughtfulness, preparation, and accuracy.
b.      Reflects real understanding of the story and the issues.
c.       Follows directions.
d.      Is complete, neat, and includes entire article.
e.       Asks and answers a provocative (for discussion purposes) question.

3 – Current Event assignment is complete but lacks 2 of the above requirements.
2 – Current Event assignment lacks 3 of the requirements.
1 – Current Event assignment lacks 4 of the requirements.

0 – Current Event assignment is late (excepting all day absence) or lacks 5 or more of the above requirements.
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Current Event Worksheet Acceptable News Outlets

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