Do Now ~ Student Survey (10 mins)  Evaluate the class  Evaluate me  Feel free to offer helpful suggestions for the class or to me

Announcements  Quiz tomorrow! Study your notebook  Japan  Latin America  Notebook Check tomorrow! Your grade depends on this!  Homework is due tomorrow!  Treats and help after school today in room N101  Get your notebook updated  Study for quiz  Make up work  Anything else

Peru  Peru is the third largest country in Latin America and is about three times the size of California  The people of Peru are Peruvian. They are indigenous groups and mixed cultures also called mestizos.  Population today is estimated at 29.5 million  Peruvians speak Spanish which is a legacy of the Spanish colonial rule in Peru. Some indigenous groups still speak a native language called Quechua

Peru Today  Democracy  Good relations with the US  Member of the United Nations since 1949  Foreign investments are in oil and gas, telecommunications, mining, manufacturing, finance, and electricity.  Culture dates back to Spanish traditions as well as Incan (such as in pottery)

“The Floating Islands” Uros are a pre-Incan people who live on forty-two self-fashioned floating island in Lake Titicaca Puno, Peru and Bolivia Lindsay at The Floating Islands

The islands are made out of reeds and the people live a mostly traditional lifestyle

Fried Cheese and Rice

Collecting air particles for research on air quality in Peruvian homes.

Lima, Peru

Colonial Rule and Independence  The Spanish arrived in Peru in the 1500s and came upon the Incan civilization. This empire ran into Chile all the way to Ecuador.  Peru was rich in Gold and silver. Conquistadors and Spaniards took control over the empire and used the resources to make Spain a rich nation.

Independencia de Peru  Jose de San Martin from Argentina and Simon Bolivar of Venezuela led Peru's independence struggle along with that of other Latin American nations.  Peru was proclaimed Peruvian independence from Spain on July 28, 1821.

Relationships with other Nations  After independence, there were land disputes and struggles in Peru. Chile and Bolivia fought with Peru for land in the “War of the Pacific” in  Peru and Chile dispute their border up until 1999, but still argue over maritime borders  Today Peru has friendly relations with most countries. Sometimes dispute with Chile

Modern Peruvian History  Struggles between democracy and military rule  military rule  Democracy restored in the 1980s  Economic problems of the 1980s hurt the nation  Military government  “El Nino”

Sources  U.S. Department of State, Background Note: Peru, retrieved from:  Lindsay Underhill, Peruvian Researcher. John Hopkins University

Mexico Timeline  Mini Group Assignment  Create a section of a class timeline/cartoon/bio/etc. to tell the story of our neighbor, Mexico! 1. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Mexican Independence (1829) 2. Benito Juarez and reforms in Mexico ( s) 3. Portirio Diaz and Progress in Mexico (1870s) 4. Mexican Civil War and Constitution of Mexico Today (Government, Relationship with USA, Economics, etc.

Your Group Must… Goal/TaskCheck when complete Create a section for a class timeline: Make it anything you want! A cartoon, a letter, photos with captions, list, be creative. Describe the people involved in your section and what their beliefs and goals were. Summarize any major events such as battles, meetings, documents, etc. Your group’s thoughts about this time period? Was it positive or negative? Do you think the people were effective for Mexico. How do you think the people of Mexico felt about these events? Evaluate yourself: What grade does your group deserve and why? When you complete this, turn into Ms. Underhill Group Member Names:

 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Mexican Independence (1829)  Benito Juarez and reforms in Mexico ( s)  Portirio Diaz and Progress in Mexico (1870s)  Mexican Civil War and Constitution of 1917  Mexico Today (Government, Relationship with USA, Economics, etc.