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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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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?
Essential Question
Today's Lessson
Vocabulary
Machu Picchu
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Aztec
Pre- Columbian
Tenochtitlan
Quipu
Maya
Knowledge Check!
Knowledge Check!
We will engage by assessing prior knowledge and explore some Central and South American landscapes.
Let's Engage
Poll
Watch the Video
THIS LINK
Let's go on a virtual hike around Machu Picchu! Click on THIS LINK and follow the arrows to hike to the temple.
Virtual Tour!
THIS LINK
Now let's go to the Kukulcan Pyramid in Mexico! Click on THIS LINK and take a virtual tour of the pyramid.
Virtual Tour!
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.
Let's Explain & Elaborate
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
THIS LINK
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.
Let's Read an Article!
THIS LINK
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.
Let's Read an Article!
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!
We will evaluate our knowledge of Mesoamerican cultures and the physical environment that shaped their cultures.
Let's Evaluate!
01
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!
Beliza
Guatemala
Mexico
01/03
The Aztecs were located in what is now this North American country:
Correct!
NOICE! kEEP IT UP!
Continue!
02/03
The Mayans lived on this peninsula:
Italy
Yucatan
Florida
Correct!
nICE WORK!
Continue!
03/03
Which of these is NOT an innovation created by the Inca?
A counting system
Goldsmithing
Shipbuilding
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
Continue!
02
The ball game
Great job, keep it up!
The Mayan civilization played Pok-A-Tok.
false
true
1/3
The objective of the game was to get a ball through goals at the end of the field like in soccer.
2/3
TRUE
FALSE
In this game you could use any body part including your hands, elbows, head, and shoulders.
3/3
false
true
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
keep going!
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.)