Paraphrase one important piece of evidence from your weekend reading. Warm Up 2/5 Paraphrase one important piece of evidence from your weekend reading. If absent or unfinished, write down a piece of evidence about the Rwandan Genocide.

February 5, 2018 Learning Target (I can…): Take Out: Civilizations in Mesoamerica (for stamp) Notes Agenda: Introduce Latin America Map Activity Skills: Group learning Map reading Learning Target (I can…): Explain how civilizations first developed in Mesoamerica Upcoming Dates 2/6: Mayans reading notes 2/7: Aztec Reading Notes 2/9: Incas Reading Notes 2/9: Latin America Map

Early Mesoamerica Group Notes Make space for 4 note categories Origin Theories Environment Agriculture (include impact) Olmecs

Early Mesoamerica Group Notes Each group will come up and add the IMPORTANT points to remember for their category. Discuss and work together to decide what’s really needed to meet our learning target (include any important vocabulary) Send one person to board to write ideas

Other Early Civilizations Zapotec Lived in northern Mexico and developed first urban center (had some Olmec influences) Teotihuacan First major civilization in Central Mexico Largest city in the world at one time Ruins remain just outside Mexico City

Other Early Civilizations Toltecs Warlike people based on conquest and worshiped war god who demanded human sacrifice Later ruler tried to change religion to worship of Quetzalcoatl, a God of peace that would someday return Driven into exile on Yucatan Peninsula where they would influence Mayan and Aztec culture and religion

February 5, 2018 Learning Target (I can…): Take Out: Civilizations in Mesoamerica (for stamp) Notes Agenda: Introduce Latin America Map Activity Skills: Group learning Map reading Learning Target (I can…): Explain how civilizations first developed in Mesoamerica Upcoming Dates 2/6: Mayans reading notes 2/7: Aztec Reading Notes 2/9: Incas Reading Notes 2/9: Latin America Map

Map Activity Instructions You will create a neat and thorough map of Latin America Neatly label all items listed  ½ point each Neatly and fully Colored Create a key Include a different symbol or color for ancient civilization items (symbol for cities, color for boundaries) Due on Friday!!