1. 6Y 09-13-2016 Tuesday Mesoamerican Societies
Obj: Describe complex urban societies in North America and Mesoamerica before the 1500s.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do Now: Chapter 1.1 Quiz
Student Council Announcement
Finish table from yesterday
Discuss Table from yesterday: pg 9 #3
Examine artifacts and watch some videos to gather more data that we can use to write our A+ answers.
HW: Write an A+ answer that summarizes what you learned: Describe the urban societies that existed in Mesoamerica before the 1500s.

2. Quiz Word Bank Bering Land Bridge Paleo-Indians Migration
Hunter-gatherers
Environments
culture

3. The Olmecs

5. Mayans

6. 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

7. Aztecs

8. The Incans