6Y 09-13-2016 Tuesday Mesoamerican Societies Obj: Describe complex urban societies in North America and Mesoamerica before the 1500s. Agenda: Prayer Do Now: Chapter 1.1 Quiz Student Council Announcement Finish table from yesterday Discuss Table from yesterday: pg 9 #3 Examine artifacts and watch some videos to gather more data that we can use to write our A+ answers. HW: Write an A+ answer that summarizes what you learned: Describe the urban societies that existed in Mesoamerica before the 1500s.

Quiz Word Bank Bering Land Bridge Paleo-Indians Migration Hunter-gatherers Environments culture

The Olmecs

Mayans http://www.history.com/topics/maya/videos/the-mayans http://www.history.com/topics/maya/videos/seven-wonders-the-temple-of-chichen-itza

Mayans Lived in Mesoamerica Built large cities but also had small villages that traded with each other. Farmed maize and other crops Architecturally sophisticated: built large stone buildings, plazas, bridges, water canals, pyramids. Many great achievements: astronomy, math, accurate calendars, literature, art, etc. By 900 AD mysteriously began to collapse

Aztecs http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs/videos/aztec-aqueducts

The Incans http://www.history.com/topics/inca/videos/machu-picchu