1. Warm-up: What does it mean to be “civilized”? What makes a society civilized? What is the opposite of civilized? CIVILIZED (V) 1.Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development considered to be more advanced: "a civilized society". 2.Polite and well-mannered. BARBARIC (AD) 1.Savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal. 2.Primitive; unsophisticated

2.  Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native:

3.  Rainforests of Yucatan Peninsula- Chitzen Itza  City-States with Kings  Polytheistic- made religious temples  Human sacrifices for holidays  Astronomy, calendars, number system  Mysterious disappearance

4.  Andes of South America- Machu Picchu  Empire with Emperor  Polytheistic- Sun God  Sacrifices of food, and animals  Intricate network of road systems  Conquered by Spain- Pizzarro

5.  Plains of Central Mexico- Tenochtitlan  Empire with Emperor- Montezuma  Polytheistic- Based on war  Human sacrifices- 10,000 a year  Art and advanced system of writing  Conquered by Spanish- Cortez

6. MayansAztecs Incas Warm-up: -Draw graphic organizer -Write at least 1 difference or similarity in each section.

7.  Which of the indigenous societies of Latin America was the most civilized?  Which was the least civilized? › Provide evidence from class (notes, lecture, supplemental materials) › 2 paragraphs.

8.  Soldiers, explorers and adventurers of the Spanish and Portuguese empire that conquered Latin America  Hernan Cortez- Aztecs  Francisco Pizarro- Incas From this picture, who do you think the conquistadores were?

10.  What were the motivations for imperialism? “We Spaniards suffer from a sickness of the heart that can only be cured with gold.” -Hernan Cortez

11.  What is the Columbian Exchange?  What is one thing that were brought to the New World?  What is 1 thing that were taken back to the Old World

12.  Name one thing that Europeans brought to the Americas  Name one thing that Europeans brought back from the Americas

13. The widespread cultural and biological transmission between the Old World (Europe) and New World (Americas). Assignment:  Get two colored pencils or hi-lighters  Read through the following article with a partner  Underline contributions from the Old World in one color, and contributions from the New World in the other color

14. To Americas : To Europe :

15.  How would you characterize the exchange of goods, people, animals, plants and ideas between the New and Old worlds. Who got the better deal?