Mesoamerican & Andean Civilizations Chapter 8, Lesson 1 -2 EQ: In what ways were the civilizations in Mesoamerica and South America unique?

Define Vocabulary: Chapter 8. Lesson 1 & Lesson 2 Mesoamerica (in the reading) Tenochtitlan (in the reading) Chinampas (in the reading) Quipu (lesson 2) Maize (lesson 2) REVIEW QUESTIONS #4, #5, and #6 (pg. 148-152) 4. Identifying: What made the Maya one of the most sophisticated civilizations of the early Americas? 5. Summarizing: What contributions did the Toltec make to early Mesoamerica culture? 6. Analyzing: How did the Aztec continue the tradition of building successful civilization in Mesoamerica?

Activity #1: Review Questions REVIEW QUESTIONS (pg. 148-152) Identifying: What made the Maya one of the most sophisticated civilizations of the early Americas? Summarizing: What contributions did the Toltec make to early Mesoamerica culture? Analyzing: How did the Aztec continue the tradition of building successful civilization in Mesoamerica?

Mesoamerica  Why do you think so many Mesoamerican cities where located in the Valley of Mexico? Why might each of the cultures shown on the maps have established a unique way of living?

Rise and fall of the Maya Mayan civilization arosed on the Yucatán Peninsula between 300-900 AD. Reasons for its decline are not clearly understood.

The Maya Maya civilization was composed of different city-states. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwv4IzM7rHU Maya civilization was composed of different city-states. Some with pop. of more than 100,000, each governed by a hereditary ruling class. These city-states often fought with one another.

Townspeople (merchants and artisans Mayan Society Maya rulers claimed to be descended from the gods. Peasants and townspeople worked as merchants, artisans, and government officials, but most peasants were farmers. (COPY PYRAMID instead) Men engaged in warfare and hunting, whereas women supervised their homes and children. Rulers Nobles Priests-Scribes Peasants (farmers) Townspeople (merchants and artisans

Mayan Religion Polytheistic religion Divine powers controlled life. Gods can be “good” or “evil.” Gods were ranked in order of importance.

Mayan Gods Mayan performed human sacrifices because they believed it will satisfy the Gods Performed sacrifices as part of special ceremonies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA8Bjzj-aLs

Activity #2: Mayan Contributions Read about the Maya (pg. 148-49) Identify and describe four major Mayan contributions using a web-diagram

Mayan Contributions Video Watch the following video and list additional Mayan contributions in your web diagram. http://www.history.com/topics/maya/videos/the-mayans

Mayan Contributions Maya writing: hieroglyphic writing system, which they used in books and inscriptions, many of which record important events in Maya history. Maya calendar: The calendar, or Long Count, of the Maya was based on cycles of creation and destruction. Mathematics: Priests used mathematics for astronomical and religious purposes.

The Aztecs

Settlement of Tenochtitlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Lp0KrQTqM Aztec migrated from an unknown location to the Valley of Mexico. 1300s they founded the city of Tenochtitlan Chinapas (“floating gardens” ) allowed them to sustain themselves

Political Power Aztec empire was a collection of small states controlled by chiefs. The Aztecs' alliance with the neighboring city-states of Tetzcoco and Tlacopan made them so powerful that they came to control most of what is now Mexico.

Aztec Religion Polytheistic religion Aztec religion was a mix of ancient and contemporary religious traditions and was shaped by a belief in the conflict between good and evil. Religion based on struggle of forces of “good” vs. “evil”

Aztec Social Structure The Aztec king claimed descent from the gods, ruled through a council of nobles and officials. Noble males served in the military, in government, and in the priesthood. Lowest class: workers, slaves, and commoners—most of the Aztec population. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Lp0KrQTqM

Aztec Contributions Astronomy: knowledge of the stars and planets Sun Calendar: The Aztec developed an elaborate calendar that reflected the cosmic cycles of their religion. Number system based on number 20. Aqueduct System http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs/videos/aztec-aqueducts?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

Aztec Contributions Notes In your notes, watch the following video and write down additional Aztec contributions. http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs/videos/the-aztecs?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

Activity #3: DBQ Complete Primary Source #3. Hernan Cortes and Tenochtitlan

The Incas: Children of the Sun Chapter 8, Lesson 2 Vocabulary: Maize, Quipu EQ: In what ways were the civilizations in Mesoamerica and South America unique?

Who Were the Incas? The Incas were a small tribe of South American Indians. Lived in the city of Cuzco, high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

Geography Geography helped the Inca grow Three main geographical regions: 1. The Andes Mountains 2. The Amazon jungle 3. The coastal desert Teacher’s notes: Amazon jungle: The Incas must have entered the jungle occasionally, as they knew about the valuable things that could be found in the Amazon, such as wood, fruit, and natural medicines. However, they never established settlements there. Coastal desert: Between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean is a coastal desert 2000 miles long and from 30 to 100 miles wide. However, it was not completely barren; a few fertile strips occur where small rivers and streams run from the Andes mountaintops to the sea. The Incas traded with the people who lived there. Each was a natural barrier.

The Inca Empire expanded into what are now the modern countries of Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.

Inca Government Strong central government. Sapa Inca: The head of government was the Inca, sometimes called the “Sapa Inca” (“the Only Inca”). The Sapa Inca was all-powerful. Pachacuti was the leader that brought the Inca together in 1440s. Teacher’s notes: The Sapa Inca was at the top of the pyramid. Next came the four members of the Supreme Council. Each member ruled one of the Four Quarters that made up the Inca Empire. Each quarter was divided into regions. Each region was divided again, and so on. Judges, army officers, top officials, and tax collectors were all relatives of the Sapa Inca. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQPSYenhtoY

Read The Inca (Pg. 155-157) and complete the following pyramid which shows the hierarchy of the Inca political organization. Pg. 155-157 Complete Reading Guide Questions Activity #4

Inca Society The Incas were divided into nobles and common people. Nobles govern regions. Common young men required to serve in the army. Teacher’s notes: Workers were organized into family units. Each unit had 10–20 people. Their life was not all work: there were many joyous religious festivals. However, they could not do anything without the governments permission. They could not even walk along the roads without permission. When the Inca made a new law, he told the top tax collectors. They told the tax collectors who reported to them, who told the next level down, and so on, until everyone in the empire heard the news. Since the workers could not vote or voice an opinion, that would then be the law until the Inca made a new decree. NOTE: The Incas did not invent the alarm clock. It is used in this illustration for humor and to emphasis that every minute of every hour of every day was controlled by a government official. If caught wasting a single minute, a commoner could be severely punished.

Service Tax Local officials kept a detailed census—an official count of all the people in an area. Each person listed had to pay a tax = forced labor. People paid their tax each year in physical labor—serving in the army, working in the mines, or building roads, temples, and palaces. Teacher’s notes: Although the people had no freedom, everyone in the empire was well-fed, and no one was homeless. Everyone had warm clothes to wear. The common people were well treated because they were needed as workers. When times were tough or people retired, the state looked after them.

The Incas connected their empire with 14,000 miles of well-built roads. The roads belonged to the government. No one could travel the roads without special permission. Inca Roads

Activity #5: 1. Making Inferences  Judging by the pictures of the Inca Trail, how did the Inca usually travel? What types of transportation were well suited to the trail? What types of transportation were not well suited to the trail?

 Machu Picchu http://www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu 2. Drawing Conclusions What do the ruins of Machu Picchu suggest about the civilization of the Inca?

Quipu The Inca had no writing system. Kept records using a system of knotted strings called the quipu. The quipu enabled the Inca to record the number of men who went to war and goods that were exchanged.

Complete the Documents #4-6 Activity Complete the Documents #4-6

Before you go… Think about the Mayan civilization. List 2 facts about the Mayan you remember. Now, think about the Aztec civilization. List 2 facts about the Aztec civilization you recall. Find a similarity between the two civilizations.