1. 7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.
1. Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies.
2. Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.
3. Explain how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Incan empires were defeated by the Spanish.
4. Describe the artistic and oral traditions and architecture in the three civilizations.
5. Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems.

2. 7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.
1. Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies.
2. Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.
3. Explain how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Incan empires were defeated by the Spanish.
4. Describe the artistic and oral traditions and architecture in the three civilizations.
5. Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems.

3. Lunch: Geography Review
Monday, May 15, 2017
Agenda:
Geography review!
Silent gallery walk on Aztecs, Mayan, and Inca civilizations
HOMEWORK: Study for the geography assessment that will be on WEDNESDAY!
Standards:
7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.
Hello: Review on geography! Practice identifying key political and physical geography.
Lunch: Geography Review
Learning Goal: To identify the key political and physical geography of the Americas.

5. Tuesday, May 16, 2017
A MAYAN Agenda:
Pick a game to play for 15 minutes. Add information to your matrix when you discover new information.
Pick a timeline to look at for 15 minutes
Pick an article on Mayan achievements
HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR ASSESSMENT TOMORROW!
Standards:
7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.
Hello: Take out your Chromebook--keep CLOSED please. QUICK REVIEW GEOGRAPHY
Learning Goal: To turn-in your project (if you missed the DUE DATE!) and your self-reflection.
To complete your frayer model on either Aztecs, Mayans, or Incas.

6. Games Timeline Tic-Tac-Toe Explore the ballgame than PLAY NOVA
Canadian Museum of History
Ancient History Encyclopedia
Timeline

7. Mayan Achievements Mayan scientific achievements
10 Major Achievements of Ancient Mayan Civilization

8. GEOGRAPHY OF THE AMERICAS
Uruguay
Paraguay
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Haiti
Belize
Nicraagua
Honduras
Panama
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mexico
The United States of America
Canada
El Salvador
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Arctic Ocean
Baja California
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon River
Mississippi River
Hudson Bay
Appalachian Mountains
Atacama Desert
Great Lakes

9. Hello: Prepare to be epically successful!
Wednesday, May
Agenda:
Geography assessment: Political and physical geography of the Americas.
Use pages to complete the Mayan row --DUE TOMORROW!
Complete your foldable for Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Civilizations--DUE TUESDAY
Standards:
7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso- American and Andean civilizations.
Hello: Prepare to be epically successful!
Learning Goal: To correctly identify key political and physical features of the Americas.

11. Hello: Take out your Chromebook keep closed. Take out your matrix.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
AZTEC Agenda: P
Pick a timeline to look at for 15 minutes. Add information to your matrix when you discover new information.
Pick an article on the Spanish invasion
Standards:
7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.
Hello: Take out your Chromebook keep closed. Take out your matrix.
DUE MONDAY: Matrix (Mayan and Aztec)
DUE TUESDAY: Foldable
Learning Goal: To identify details about the Aztecs.

12. Timeline
Aztec Civilization Timeline
Mexico Timeline
Aztec Timeline

13. Spanish Conquest Aztec capital falls to Cortez The Fall of the Aztecs
The Spanish War History