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S1W12: MesoAmerican Cultures

Amanda Payne

Created on October 20, 2024

S1W12: MesoAmerican Cultures

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Mesa American Civilizations

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Essential Question

What are the major geographical and physical locations in Central and South America and how did they influence the settlement patterns of Mesoamerica and Andean cultures?

Today's Lessson

Vocabulary

Aztec

chinaMPA

Machu Picchu

Maya

Quipu

Tenochtitlan

Pre- Columbian

Knowledge Check!

Knowledge Check!

Let's Engage

We will engage by assessing prior knowledge and explore some Central and South American landscapes.

Poll

Watch the Video

Virtual Tour!

Let's go on a virtual hike around Machu Picchu! Click on THIS LINK and follow the arrows to hike to the temple.

THIS LINK

Virtual Tour!

Now let's go to the Kukulcan Pyramid in Mexico! Click on THIS LINK and take a virtual tour of the pyramid.

THIS LINK

Let's Explain & Elaborate

We will explain the different migration patterns of different North American groups in Central and South America and elaborate on how geography made an impact in their culture.

Historical geography

Watch the Video

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

The Aztecs

The Aztecs

The Aztecs

The Aztecs

The Aztecs

Analyzing a map

Analyzing a map

Let's Read an Article!

Now let's read an article on the way in which the Aztecs maintained their power. Click on THIS LINK to go to the article.

THIS LINK

Let's Read an Article!

Now let's read an article The Battle of Tenochtitlan, an important event in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire Click on THIS LINK to go to the article.

THIS LINK

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

The Mayans

The Mayans

Watch the Video

Temples

Pok-A-Tok

Pok-A-Tok

Mayan Achievements

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

The incas

History of the incan Empire

Inca Structures

Watch the Video

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Building inca Cities

Building inca Cities

Incan Society

Incan Society

Incan Society

Knowledge check!

Knowledge check!

Let's Evaluate!

We will evaluate our knowledge of Mesoamerican cultures and the physical environment that shaped their cultures.

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Escape Room!

Let's see what you learned! Work your way through the Escape Room. Get all the way to the end to prove your knowledge.

Continue!

01/03

The Aztecs were located in what is now this North American country:

Mexico

Guatemala

Beliza

Correct!

NOICE! kEEP IT UP!

Continue!

02/03

The Mayans lived on this peninsula:

Florida

Yucatan

Italy

Correct!

nICE WORK!

Continue!

03/03

Which of these is NOT an innovation created by the Inca?

Shipbuilding

Goldsmithing

A counting system

Correct!

Great job! Keep it up!

Continue!

the gods bless you with this offering

gREAT JOB!

You failed... Go back and try again.

route map

You have passed the first test, now let's see if you've got what it takes to pass the next two...

The ball game ball

02

The ball game

Great job, keep it up!

Continue!

1/3

The Mayan civilization played Pok-A-Tok.

true

false

2/3

The objective of the game was to get a ball through goals at the end of the field like in soccer.

TRUE

FALSE

3/3

In this game you could use any body part including your hands, elbows, head, and shoulders.

true

false

the gods bless you with this offering

Great job!

Oops, it's not correct!

route map

Now you must make your way through the final task.

Find the mask

03

look for the mask

Time to play a game! (Don't worry, this part is just for fun and won't count towards your grade if you don't find it in time.)

keep going!

00:20

Find the different mask

1/3
00:20

Find the different mask

2/3
00:20

Find the different mask

3/3

WELL DONE!

You made it through the escape room!

Congratulations!

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