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UNIT FIVE – THE AMERICAS: A SEPARATE WORLD, 40,000 BC – 700 AD
WORLD HISTORY UNIT FIVE – THE AMERICAS: A SEPARATE WORLD, 40,000 BC – 700 AD
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UNIT 5, LESSON 1 Do Now – Quiz 4.1 (Religion Websites)
Partner Grading – Quiz Journaling – “Learning Attitudes” Discussion – “Learning Attitudes” HW – None
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JOURNALING – 5 Minutes What knowledge have I gained so far this year? (three big-picture things) What skills have I learned so far this year?
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JOURNALING – 5 Minutes How did I learn these things (or fail to)?
Why was I successful or unsuccessful at learning? How much of my learning was intrinsic (came from me), how much was extrinsic (came from Mr. Middleton?
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UNIT 5, LESSON 2 Do Now Lecture – “The Earliest Americans”
Note Check HW: Guided Reading Worksheet, Section 1
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DO NOW – HOW DID PEOPLE GET HERE?
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LECTURE (that means take notes) The Earliest Americans
Human settlement in the Americas is recent compared to Asia, Africa and Europe, but it followed a similar pattern. The first people survive by hunting Then they develop farming Food is more reliable The reliable supply of food leads to the growth of civilization
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The Earliest Americans
A Land Bridge The Americas Include North and South America (the Western Hemisphere) Separated from the rest of the world now Beringia – at 1 point the Americas were connect to Asia by a land bridge Peopling the Americas The first Americans arrive at the end of the Ice Age Colder temperatures led to huge glaciers, which lowered sea levels This exposed land between Asia and Alaska Animals (like the mammoth) moved across this bridge Hunters followed The first people arrived between 40,000 and 10,000 BC
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The Earliest Americans
Hunters & Gatherers The earliest Americans were hunters Biggest prey was the mammoth Following the Game Large animals were overhunted and became extinct Needed to hunt smaller animals Hunters found it necessary to move often to find food Land Bridge After the Ice Age ended, the bridge disappeared B this time, humans lived in most parts of the Americas
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The Earliest Americans
Agriculture Creates a New Way of Life Development of Farming 7000 BC – people in Central Mexico began to rely on wild plants for food By 5000 BC, these people began to grow them from seeds Squashes, gourds, beans, avocados, and maize Farming methods become advanced – irrigation Farming Brings Change People began to settle in permanent villages to raise corn Food became more reliable and populations grew Farming became more efficient, so some people specialized Skills in arts and crafts and trade develop Differences between rich and poor emerge
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UNIT 5, LESSON 3 Do Now HW Review Free Write
HW: Reteaching Activity Worksheet – The Earliest Americans
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Do Now 1. How did human beings come to the Americas?
2. How did humans get food before the development of farming? 3. What sorts of changes did farming bring?
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Free Write What type of person might hold power in a hunter- gatherer society? What type of person might hold power in a settled, agricultural society?
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UNIT 5, LESSON 4 Do Now – Notecard activity. HW Review
Lecture – Early Mesoamerican Civilizations Note Check HW: Binder check, Guided Reading Worksheet – Section 2
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Lecture – Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
Mesoamerica – Mexico to northern Honduras (central Amerirca) The Olmec Civilization Begins around 1200 BC in the jungles of southern Mexico Thrives from BC Mesoamerica’s “mother culture” Discovery of the Olmecs 1860, enormous stone sculpture of a head
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Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
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Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
Olmec Geography Why here? The bad: It was hot, humid, swampy, and rainy. Lots of flooding. The good: lots of salt, tar, clay, wood, and rubber. Rivers provided transport for trade and hills provided stone. The flood plains provided fertile land. Olmec Society They built monuments, heads, altars, etc. At La Venta they built a 100 foot high mound of earth, perhaps a tomb. The Olmec prayed to a variety of nature gods. Especially the jaguar, which may have represented a powerful rain god.
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Early Mesoamerican Civilization
The Jaguar
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Early Mesoamerican Civilization
Trade and Commerce of the Olmec Ran a large trading network throughout Mesoamerica Major city (San Lorenzo) had iron from faraway regions Decline of the Olmec Collapses around 400 BC Unknown reason
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Early Mesoamerican Civilization
The Zapotec After the Olmecs collapsed, the Zapotec emerged in southern Mexico (Oaxaca) Zapotec People Lived in villages in the fertile Oaxaca Valley Built temples and huge sculptures Developed early writing and a calendar
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Early Mesoamerican Civilization
Zapotec City Americas’ first urban center Monte Alban Grew to hold 25,000 people by 240 A.D. Held plazas, pyramids, palaces, etc. Zapotecs declined around 600 A.D., but the reason remains a puzzle Legacy of the Zapotec and Olmec Olmec art styles (including the jaguar) are seen in the later peoples of the region Elite ruling class Ritual ball games Writing system and calendar based on the sun Americas’ first city builders
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UNIT 5, LESSON 5 Binder Check Do Now HW Review
Independent Work: Reteaching Activity, Section 2 Main Ideas Questions HW: Study for quiz (focus on Main Ideas questions 3-5)
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BINDER CHECK Check plus – your binder has four sections (class notes, handouts, homework, old quizzes & tests), and has these three things: UNIT 5 WORK PACKET, NOTES FROM YESTERDAY & QUIZ 4.2 Check – your binder doesn’t have sections, but has everything required Check minus – your binder is disorganized and you can’t find what you need Zero – you have no binder
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Do Now Define these terms: Mesoamerica Olmec Zapotec Monte Alban
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MAIN IDEAS Why did Olmec civilization collapse?
What was the role of trade in Olmec civilization? What were some important Zapotec contributions to later cultures?
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UNIT 5, LESSON 6 Take Quiz (25 Minutes)
History through Art (quiz each other) HW: Catch-Up, Honors Packet Work
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UNIT 5, LESSON 7 Do Now Lecture – “Early Civilization of the Andes”
Note Check HW: Quiz Corrections (if under a 90%) Must be on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to old quiz
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Do Now Why might a society take and display the heads of enemies?
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Lecture – Early Civilizations of the Andes
While civilizations thrive in Mesoamerica, they independently develop in South America The Andes
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
Second highest mountain range in the world Peru Harsh place for civilization Steep, rocky, icy, poor soil, overland travel is difficult Between the mountains and the ocean is a plain Mostly desert, but rivers create valleys with fertile land
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
The Chavin Period Chavin – a culture that thrived in the mountains of Peru from BC No evidence of political or economic organization Primarily a religious connection between villages “Mother culture” in South America What does this mean? Who is it similar to?
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
Other Andean Civilizations The Nazca Civilization Southern coast of Peru – 200 BC to 600 AD Develop huge irrigation systems, including underground canals Beautiful textiles and pottery Images of animals and mythological beings Nazca Lines
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
Nazca Lines Why?
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
The Moche Culture The northern coast of Peru from 100 AD to 700 AD Used irrigation to water crops Corn, beans, potatoes, squash, and peanuts Uncovered tombs reveal extreme wealth Gold, silver, precious stones – jewelry Pottery depicts scenes from everyday life Battles, women at work, musicians, doctors healing patients, etc. What happened to them?? – unknown Americas, despite the many different cultures, remain a “patchwork” during this era
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
Moche Pottery
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Early Civilizations of the Andes
QUESTIONS: 1. How was the environment of the Andes different from that of Mesoamerica? 2. How did archaeologists figure out so much about the Moche without using written language? 3. Who are the … Chavin? Nazca? Moche?
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UNIT 5, LESSON 8 Do Now Individual Work: Building Vocabulary Worksheet
Classwork: Main Ideas Questions p. 249 HW: Guided Reading Worksheet, Section 3
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Do Now Define: Chavin Nazca Moche
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Main Ideas Questions 3. Why was Peru a difficult place for a civilization to develop? 4. How was the Chavin culture like the Olmec culture? 5. How did the Nazca deal with their dry environment?
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UNIT 5, LESSON 9 HW Review Group Work: “Distinguishing Fact from Opinion” Wksht Individual Work: Reteaching Worksheet, Section 3 HW: Study for quiz on Section 3
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UNIT 5, LESSON 10 Take Quiz (25 Minutes)
Work on “Patterns of Human Settlement” Worksheet (finish for HW)
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UNIT 5, LESSON 11 Do Now – Binder Check HW Review
Classtime – Catch-Up Day Work Packets (test grade) and Honors Packets are due next day of class HW: Quiz Corrections (if under a 90%) Must be on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to old quiz
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BINDER CHECK Check plus – your binder has four sections (class notes, handouts, homework, old quizzes & tests), and has these three things: UNIT 5 WORK PACKET, QUIZ 5.1, LECTURE NOTES Check – your binder doesn’t have sections, but has everything required Check minus – your binder is disorganized and you can’t find what you need Zero – you have no binder
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UNIT SIX – PEOPLE & EMPIRES IN THE AMERICAS, 500-1500 AD
WORLD HISTORY UNIT SIX – PEOPLE & EMPIRES IN THE AMERICAS, AD
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