6Y 2017-10-12 Thursday Ch 1 Writing Project Objective: Describe the complex societies in Africa, Europe and the Americas before transatlantic travel. Agenda: Prayer Do Now: Describe the setting for your story. Will there be a main problem or conflict that will happen? Discuss Do Now Writing Project Work time Homework: Writing Project is due on Monday

Sample Brainstorm: Aztec History: Conquered all of Mexico around mid -1500s. Fierce warriors. Economy: Traded. Wealthy: cotton, gold, food Natural Environment: Mesoamerica, lush, trees, rivers Political: strong leaders, captured other civs for wealth Practices/Customs: built large pyramids and roads, acqueducts CONFLICT/Main event in story: Aztec warrior conquering a neighboring tribe. Tenochtitlan Warrior going off to war Getting our weapons by trade Take the neighboring Strong leader that I follow Force the tribe to pay us in gold Use the river to sneak up on them We build a pyramid After the war, we go to the temple to worship

I wiped the sleep off my eyes and as I remembered what today is, adrenaline began to pump through my veins. Today is the day. We go to war. Our mighty leader has thought of a great plan to sneak our skillful warriors using the Sierra River to conquer the Texo people in the South. We will use the cover of the night and the large trees of the lush forest to hide our canoes. We will leave Tenochtitlan and row south on Lake Texococo shortly. I painted my face black for war. I picked up my bow and plucked the string to test it’s strength. I heard the war cry of our chief…