3. View.pdf on additional notes on the Mayans, “The Explorers: Ancient Civilizations of Mexico – The Maya and the Aztecs” video on Discovery Education, and youtube video on Mayan writing.

5. Click link to view CNN story on World’s largest pyramid discovered in the Amazon!

6. View youtube link on how to write Mayan numbers!

8. View youtube link on Mayan math!

9. View Discovery Education video, “The Inca Empire”, powerpoint slides with photos on Inca ruins, and “The Incredible Incas” powerpoint.

10. View Discovery Education video, “Inca Agriculture & Building”

11. CivilizationLocation How they adapted to or changed the geography to meet their needs: Achievements What happened to them? Olmec Southern Mexico Fishermen and farmers Artists: stone heads, trade Abandoned cities? Aztecs Valley of Mexico/Central Mexico ChinampasCity, EconomySpanish (Cortes) Conquered MayanYucatan PeninsulaSlash and Burn, cenotes 0, writing, calendar, pyramids Abandoned cities? Inca Andes Mts. Terrace gardening quipos, roads, census, taxes conquered (same as Aztecs)

12. Homework: Read DE 15.3 "The Geography of the Incan Empire" Complete assigned DE quiz "The Inca Empire"