1. The Incredible Incas:
Children of the Sun

2. Learning Goal
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements as well as how these cultures adapted to and altered their environment.
Strand 1: Concept 2: PO 5

3. Table of Contents for ISN
Left Side
Page
Right Side
Vocab CFA #1 24
Vocab CFA #2 25
Hunters & Gatherers CSA 26
Mesoamerica LG & Scale 27
Central America Map 28
Map Contents 29
Mayan Codex Story 30
Mayan Culture Notes 31
5 Themes of Geography 32
Mayan HEI & Achievements 33
Aztec Activity 34
Aztec Culture Notes 35
Mayan vs. Aztec 36
Aztec HEI & Achievements 37
Inca Activity 38
Inca Culture Notes 39
Mesoamerica Study Guide 40
Inca HEI & Achievements 41
Mayan CFA/QUIZ 42
Aztec CFA/QUIZ 43
Inca CFA/QUIZ 44
Mesoamerica CSA/TEST

4. 2: Approaching Proficiency
Learning Goal for CFA #3: Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
4: Exceeds Proficiency
3: Proficient
2: Approaching Proficiency
1: Not Yet
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements as well as how this cultures adapted to and altered their environment.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing at least THREE of the following: location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing at least TWO of the following: location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
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5. HOMEWORK. Inca Student-Selected Activity ISN p
HOMEWORK! Inca Student-Selected Activity ISN p DUE ON Thursday SEPTEMBER 29!!
Directions: YOU must select a NEW activity you are going to complete to demonstrate your knowledge of the Inca civilization. Your activity can NOT be the same selection from Aztec. Pick a NEW activity!
BUMPER STICKER- (1) accurate information, (2) make a point, (3) must include color and (4) must include at least one illustration
ACROSTIC POEM- (1) Write the term down the left hand side of your paper, (2) write a complete thought for each letter, (3) summary of the most important information, and (4) must include one illustration
ADVERTISEMENT- (1) A color picture of the item, service or the location of the event, (2) a price, if appropriate, and remember that does not always mean money, (3) a listing of what the item does, the service provides, or what the event is about and (4) testimonials, slogan or related products

6. LOCATION OF THE INCANS ISN p. 39
The Inca Empire developed in a long strip, along the western side of South America, that faces the Pacific Ocean.
The REGION was rugged - Andes mountains, the coastline deserts, and the Amazon jungle.

7. AGRICULTURE ISN p. 39
Crops cultivated across the Inca Empire included maize, cacao, beans, grains, potatoes, pepper, tomatoes, nuts, squash, cucumber, quinoa, and avocado.
They were known for TRADING cotton cloth.

8. INCAN HOUSING ISN p. 39
Inca houses were made from stone blocks and they had angled, thatched roofs. The Incas used mainly granite stones, because it was a hard, sturdy building material There was no furniture at all. Sleeping and sitting was done on mats placed on the bare floor. The Incas used a variety of architectural techniques, including fired mud bricks and shaped stones covered with mud and clay.

9. INCAN TRADE ITEMS ISN p. 39
Items used to trade were surplus vegetables, fruits like papaya, feathers, animal skins, pots, ropes, llamas, gold and silver, but to the Incas the most valuable trade was cloth.
Cloth was very hard to produce only nobles were allowed to use prime cloth. They traded with other groups around the same area in open markets, quite similar to the way we still trade today.

10. Think-Pair-Share: The 5 THEMES of Geography & The Incas
How were ideas and items MOVED throughout the region?
Name a few items.
Describe the REGION of the Incan civilization.
What is the exact LOCATION of the main city?
Describe the PLACE in which they lived.

11. INCA Interactions, Adaptions, and Achievements ISN p. 41
The Incas made their home high in the Andes mountains. To move about, 11,000 feet above sea level, the Inca built bridges between mountain peaks and over deep gorges. These bridges were made of sturdy vines. Only the animals that hauled food, warriors, the road runners called the chasquis (they carried messages using a relay system), the nobles, and government officials were allowed to travel on the bridges.
They used llamas for wool, food, and as a means for transportation.  
 The tools the Inca’s used for building and farming came from their environment.  For farming they used stone hammers, sharp rocks used for slicing, and plow with bronze tips used for plowing fields for crops.  Bronze was made from melting minerals found in the region. They used stone to build advanced structures such as temples, and palaces which brought together the different social advancements for their time period

12. INCAN ACHIEVEMENTS ISN p. 41
FARMING – They built terraces which are large, flat stairs cut into the mountain for farming.
CHASQUIS – They were trained runners who carried messages up and down the empire.
MEDICAL – Used plants to cure illnesses, performed blood transfusions and brain surgery, created quinine to cure fevers.
QUIPU – A mathematical, or counting tool. A cord with knotted strings of various lengths tied to it.
ROADS AND WATERWAYS (CANALS) – They were gifted engineers who built a huge network of roads and canals expanding 14, 000 miles, crisscrossing the empire.

13. Think-Pair-Share
How did the Incas (humans) INTERACT with their ENVIRONMENT?
How were they medically advanced?
Compare the math systems between the Mayan and the Incas.
What made them great engineers?

14. 2: Approaching Proficiency
Learning Goal for CFA #3: Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
4: Exceeds Proficiency
3: Proficient
2: Approaching Proficiency
1: Not Yet
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements as well as how this cultures adapted to and altered their environment.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing at least THREE of the following: location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Incas by describing at least TWO of the following: location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
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15. Mesoamerica Study Guide Preparation for the Final Mesoamerica CSA/TEST
Directions: Using your ISN notes from pages 27-41, complete the study guide in order to prepare for the Mesoamerica CSA/Test. Your completed study guide will be attached in your ISN on page 40.

16. 2: Approaching Proficiency
Learning Goal and Scale for CSA: Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements as well as how these cultures adapted to and altered their environment. Strand 1: Concept 2: PO 5
4: Exceeds Proficiency
3: Proficient
2: Approaching Proficiency
1: Not Yet
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements as well as how these cultures adapted to and altered their environment.
In addition, students will complete document-based assignments.
Students will be able to describe the civilizations of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca by describing their location, agriculture, housing, trade networks and achievements.
I am able to describe the terms: Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location, and Place.
No Evidence
Self-monitor your progress towards PROFICIENCY by marking your growth on the scale.