1. 6X 09-15-2016 Thursday Early North American Societies
Objective: Describe early North American societies before 1500.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do Now: Write an A+ answer on the following: Describe early Mesoamerican societies (Olmec, Maya, Inca, Aztec).
Examine Primary Sources
4. No homework

2. Mayans

3. 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

4. The Incans

5. Aztecs

6. Write an A+ answer on the following: Describe early Mesoamerican societies (Olmec, Maya, Inca, Aztec).

7. Hopewell

8. Anasazi

9. Cahokia