1. Olmecs, Nazcas, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas

2. * Turn in Word Wall term if I do not already have it. * Take out Mining the Standards. * Use pg. 235-236 and/or pg. 441 to add 3-4 additional facts about the land bridge on the back of the MTS page. * Then, write a question in the left-column relating to the land bridge topic.

3. 1200-900 BC Central Mexico 1 st Civilization of this area Similar religion to Mayans Focus on jaguars

4. Around 200 BC Civilization in modern-day Peru Visible from the air, so how did they do it?

5. * 250 AD * Built around the time that Rome was falling * Mayans Mayans * Concept of zero * 365.2420 day calendar * Writing system * Tikal-capital city * 1000 AD, cities abandoned

6. 1. Put the civilizations in order from North to South. 2. Which was the earliest civilization? 3. Which 2 civilizations were found in Central America?

7. * Cenote * Cacao * Base 20 * Glyphs * Codex * Popol Vuh * Stele * Ball court * City-state Take notes on pgs. 446-451 in your textbook. Be sure to incorporate the following vocabulary terms into your notes.

8. * Tenochtitlan- capital city built on an island in Lake Texcoco * Huitzilopochtli- Sun God “look for a place where an eagle is perched on a cactus holding a snake in its mouth” * Aztecs Aztecs * Polytheistic * Human sacrifice * War-like * Sunstone * Montezuma II * Conquistadors (Cortes)

9. * Andes Mountains * Sun God- Inti * Capital- Cuzco * Government controls economic & social life * Extensive road system * No writing system * Polytheistic * Civil war weakened * Conquistadors- Pizarro

10. * Use pgs. 459-463 to discover more about the Incan civilization. Concentrate on the following terms: * Quechua * Ayllu * Mita * Welfare state * Chasquis * Quipu * Machu Picchu * Mamakuna * Yamacuna * Huayna Capac (Atahualpa & Huascar)

11. * With a partner, select one of the civilizations addressed in the standards. * Develop a slogan for the civilization that would encourage an immigrant to join this civilization. * Create a small poster (printer paper) highlighting the top 3 advantages that your civilization has to offer.

12. * Aztecs * If you can’t beat us, join us. * Nice lakes, good food & human sacrifice. * Join or be sacrificed. * You left for a reason. Let us sacrifice it to Huitzilopochtli. * Science & farming is our thing. * We worship the sun. The Aztecs are fun. We promise we won’t sacrifice your son. * Don’t break our heart or we will rip yours out. * Mayans * Rich, smart & athletic. We are the whole package. * Don’t keep cryin’ be a Mayan. * Zero came from our Mayan heroes. * A civilization above all others. * Because we made the calendar, we are practically timeless. * The soaring Mayans…we aren’t denying, 3-6-5 join us at our capital, Tikal. * Join the Mayans. We are the smartest. * We’re so flyin. We are the Mayans. * When Rome was falling, the Mayans were calling. * Incas * Peru is the life for you.