1. Bellwork: Wednesday, March 8th
Review
This Reformer believed that all people had a free will. He disagreed with John Calvin.
How did the Catholic Church react to new ideas? (like the ones Martin Luther had about reforming the Church)
How was the Protestant Reformation different from the Counter Reformation?
What did Erasmus believe about the human soul that was different than John Calvin?

2. On the Performance Task part of your test
One of your test questions will say: “John Calvin is best known for…”
Answer is NOT B (his attempts to reform the Catholic Church).
On the Performance Task part of your test

3. Vocabulary
Mesoamerica – a region from the middle of Mexico south to the present day country of Nicaragua
Pre-Columbian – The time period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus
Maize – corn
Nomad – someone without wanders following a food source; no permanent home
Arable land – land able to be plowed for farming
Irrigate – to supply water by means of ditches, pipes, or other manmade ways
Terrain – the lay of the land (example – mountainous terrain)
Terrace farming – a way of farming in mountainous terrain. It looks like giant steps. Farmers cut into the mountain to create a series of flat surfaces to plant crops
Agriculture – farming
Sovereign = self-governing
City–state = a sovereign (self-governing) area with a capital city
Tenochtitlan = the capital city of the Aztec empire
Cuzco = the capital city of the Incan empire
Artisan = a skilled crafts worker who creates trade goods by hand
Astronomy = the study of stars and other celestial objects and their movement
Conquistador = A Spanish conqueror

4. Which word??

5. Which word??

6. Which word??
Self governing
Sovereign area with capital city

7. Which word??
Before
Christopher Columbus’ ships
What two inventions made more land arable during the Middle Ages in Europe?
What’s a city-state?
Name another civilization that had city-states?

8. Which word??
Areas that have flat, fertile, and arable land, usually have an economy based on ____________.
The United States is a _________ nation.
How would you describe the terrain of the Siegel practice football field?

9. Vocabulary What type of terrain would you have in order to use terrace farming?

10. Last Vocab words.. Tenochtitlan – Capital city of Aztecs
Cuzco – Capital city of Incas
Chichen Itza – Capital city of Maya
La Venta – Capital city of Olmec

11. USA (present day)
Atlantic Ocean
Mexico
(present day)
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan
Peninsula
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Central America

12. Label:
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mesoamerica
Mexico (modern day)
Mesoamerica

13. American civilizations
Olmec civilization
Maya civilization
Aztec civilization

14. Label:
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mesoamerica
Mexico (modern day)
Label:
Sierra Madre Occidental Mtns
Sierra Madre Oriental Mtns
Olmec civilization
Maya civilization
Aztec civilization
Andes Mountains
Inca civilization

15. White board Review: List the three Mesoamerican civilizations.
List an Andean civilization.
Which Mesoamerican civilization lived on the Yucatan peninsula?
Which Mesoamerican civilization bordered the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean?
Which American civilization most likely practice terrace farming? Why?
Which civilization had the coldest climate? Why?

16. On your Comp Book Map… Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains Gulf of Mexico
Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains
Caribbean Sea
Central America
Andes Mountains

17. On your Comp Book Map… Outline Olmec civilization
Color Aztec civilization
Color
Maya civilization
Color Incan civilization

18. Highlight your Study Guide