7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations. 1. Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies. 2. Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery. 3. Explain how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Incan empires were defeated by the Spanish. 4. Describe the artistic and oral traditions and architecture in the three civilizations. 5. Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems.

7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations. 1. Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies. 2. Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery. 3. Explain how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Incan empires were defeated by the Spanish. 4. Describe the artistic and oral traditions and architecture in the three civilizations. 5. Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems.

Lunch: Geography Review Monday, May 15, 2017 Agenda: Geography review! Silent gallery walk on Aztecs, Mayan, and Inca civilizations HOMEWORK: Study for the geography assessment that will be on WEDNESDAY! Standards: 7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations. Hello: Review on geography! Practice identifying key political and physical geography. Lunch: Geography Review Learning Goal: To identify the key political and physical geography of the Americas.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 A MAYAN Agenda: Pick a game to play for 15 minutes. Add information to your matrix when you discover new information. Pick a timeline to look at for 15 minutes Pick an article on Mayan achievements HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR ASSESSMENT TOMORROW! Standards: 7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations. Hello: Take out your Chromebook--keep CLOSED please. QUICK REVIEW GEOGRAPHY Learning Goal: To turn-in your project (if you missed the DUE DATE!) and your self-reflection. To complete your frayer model on either Aztecs, Mayans, or Incas.

Games Timeline Tic-Tac-Toe Explore the ballgame than PLAY NOVA Canadian Museum of History Ancient History Encyclopedia Timeline

Mayan Achievements Mayan scientific achievements 10 Major Achievements of Ancient Mayan Civilization

GEOGRAPHY OF THE AMERICAS Uruguay Paraguay Argentina Chile Bolivia Brazil Peru Ecuador Colombia Venezuela Dominican Republic Cuba Haiti Belize Nicraagua Honduras Panama Costa Rica Guatemala Mexico The United States of America Canada El Salvador Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Rocky Mountains Andes Mountains Arctic Ocean Baja California Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon River Mississippi River Hudson Bay Appalachian Mountains Atacama Desert Great Lakes

Hello: Prepare to be epically successful! Wednesday, May 17 2017 Agenda: Geography assessment: Political and physical geography of the Americas. Use pages 259-269 to complete the Mayan row --DUE TOMORROW! Complete your foldable for Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Civilizations--DUE TUESDAY Standards: 7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso- American and Andean civilizations. Hello: Prepare to be epically successful! Learning Goal: To correctly identify key political and physical features of the Americas.

Hello: Take out your Chromebook keep closed. Take out your matrix. Thursday, May 18, 2017 AZTEC Agenda: P.271-287 Pick a timeline to look at for 15 minutes. Add information to your matrix when you discover new information. Pick an article on the Spanish invasion Standards: 7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations. Hello: Take out your Chromebook keep closed. Take out your matrix. DUE MONDAY: Matrix (Mayan and Aztec) DUE TUESDAY: Foldable Learning Goal: To identify details about the Aztecs.

Timeline Aztec Civilization Timeline Mexico Timeline Aztec Timeline

Spanish Conquest Aztec capital falls to Cortez The Fall of the Aztecs The Spanish War History