1. Unit 4 – Connecting Hemispheres 800 – 1500
Aztecs & Inca
Unit 4 – Connecting Hemispheres
800 – 1500

2. Today’s Topic:
Aztecs & Inca
Bellwork
Pick up a vocabulary bellwork sheet from the stool at the front of the room.
Complete the paragraph, using your vocabulary packets.
Due 10 minutes after the bell rings.

3. Maps

4. Timeline

5. Culture Astronomy Advanced calendars Stone building Large cities
Polytheistic

6. Empires Aztec Inca Glyph writing Quipu record-keeping system
Nomads that settled down
Grew through an alliance
Conquered neighbors
Demanded tribute
Brutal force if denied
Glyph writing
Small kingdom
Conquered neighbors
Diplomacy & military force
Required loyalty
Locals kept their customs
Quipu record-keeping system

7. Stations –Aztecs & Inca
10 minutes per station
Write information into your notebook.

8. Cause & Effect For each event, determine the cause and the effect.
Why did it happen? What happened because of the event?
Determine the event you think was the most important.
Explain why it was the most important for the time period.
Explain why it was the most important in overall history.
Complete sentences for all writing.
Due by the end of the period