Chapter 1Life in the Western Hemisphere

p. 52-73

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Main Idea for Each Lesson:

One: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Three: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Two: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Four: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Based on the data you have recorded so far, think about what you are thinking. What do you know about these concepts? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Based on the statement(s) above, make a prediction about what your biggest takeaway from this chapter will be… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Flip through the pages of each lesson. Pay attention to informational text features (See your chart as needed). Identify the feature and the example: Feature: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page#_ _ _ Example: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Feature: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page#_ _ _ Example: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ As you scan the pages, which reading strategies seem to be most prevalent? Cite three.

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1 Early Life, East and WestHow does learning about past cultures help us understand the world today?

1 Life in the Western Hemisphere

Serpent MoundBering Strait land bridge Tenochtitlan

Map 68 Early American Civilizations Map (location of Aztecs, Maya, and Inca

Summarize 66

60 How is the Serpent Mound interpreted today?

Examples

Lesson 1: Migration to the Americasp. 54-57

Essential Question: How and why did people reach the Americas from Asia and begin to settle throughout North and South America?

Vocabulary: Ice Age Glacier Migrate Theory Artifact Archaeologist

Choose to use a resource or print out and glue into your notebook…

Much of the Earth’s waters were frozen into glaciers and the level of the Earth’s oceans dropped

A land bridge linked Asia to Americaand people and animals migrated to America

Animals crossed the land bridge to North America so hunters followed them.

Their way of life centered on hunting so hunters moved often

Archaeologists discovered artifacts about large animals as artifacts showed that hunters became hunter-gatherers.

Agriculture made it possible for people to settle in one placebecause people began to

grow their food.

Place the CAUSE events in SEQUENCE and match the EFFECT

CAUSE EFFECT

Chapter 1 Lesson 1 NotesCopy either format legibly into your notebook

Chapter 1 Lesson 1The way of life of the first Americans was centered on hunting until the end of the

Ice Age. They

hunted migrating mammoths

.

Animal hides were

used to make

cloths and temporary

homes.

As the climate

warmed, early

Americans began to

gather and then grow their own

food.

Chapter 1 Lesson 1

How and why did the way of life of the first Americans center on hunting until the end of the Ice Age?

They followed and hunted migrating mammoths and animal hides were used to make cloths and temporary homes. As the climate warmed, early Americans began to gather and then grow their own food.

Main Idea Graphic OrganizerMain Idea + 3 Supporting Details

including vocabulary from the Lesson

Main Idea in Question & Answer Format

Main Idea + 3 Supporting Details including vocabulary from the lesson

in sentence format.

In Summary… During the Ice Age, hunters may have

migrated across a land bridge from Asia to North America

Early people followed their food source and lived by hunting and gathering.

Archeologists have studied artifacts indicating that early people eventually learned how to grow food and become members of a settled community.

Lesson 2: Early American Culturesp. 60-64

Essential Question: How did early cultures develop in different parts of North America?

Vocabulary: Ceremony- Mesa- Drought-

1. Which culture lived east of the Mississippi River? a. Mound Builders b. Anasazi c. Inuit d. Kwakiut l

2. Which group had religious ceremonies held in kivas in which only men were allowed to enter? a. Mound Builders b. Anasazi c. Inuit d. Inca

3. Which culture was the first to use irrigat ion? a. Mound Builders b. Anasazi c. Inuit d. Maya

4. Which culture was also known as the “Cliff Dwellers”? a. Mound Builders b. Anasazi c. Inuit d. Kwakiut l

5. Which culture have archaeologists discovered in which t rade was highly important? a. Mound Builders b. Anasazi c. Inuit d. Kwakiut l

Anasazi Trivia Would prefer “Ancestral Puebloans”

In Navajo, Anasazi=Ancient Enemy

Choose to use a resource or print out and glue into your notebook…

Different early cultures developed throughout North

America

Mound Builders

lived east of

the Mississippi RiverTraders/Organize

d/Ceremon

ial

Anasazi (Cliff

Dwellers) lived in

the Southwest

(Four Corners)

on mesas. Farmers/irrigation

Inuit settled in

the Arctic

(Canada)Hunters/traveled by kayak

Chapter 1 Lesson 2

How and why did different early cultures develop throughout North America?

The Mound Builders lived east of the Mississippi River and were traders, highly organized and very ceremonial. The Anasazi (Cliff Dwellers) lived in the Southwest (Four Corners) on mesas who were farmers using irrigation. The Inuit settled in the Arctic (Canada) and were hunters who traveled by kayak.

Chapter 1 Lesson 2 NotesCopy either format legibly into your notebook

Brainpop

Inuit

GOOD NEWS , BAD NEWS : In this silly mini-report, you get to look at your facts and turn them into news!

 

Here is an example using info from Lesson 1:

  The good news about being one of the

early people of North America is… that you have plenty of ice for your drinks all the time, because you’re in the middle of an Ice Age.

The bad news about being one of the early people of North America is… that you don’t have your own room since you have to move around all the time (migratory).

The diabolical (wicked) news about being one of the early people of North America is…mammoth meat. 3 meals a day. 7 days a week. 52 weeks a year.

Now it’s your turn to select a culture from LESSON 2! Choose the Mound Builders, the Anasazi, or the Inuit. Review facts about them from your notes or textbook (page 60-64)

  Take 3 facts about that group and

turn them into… the good news, the bad news, and the __________ news (It could be: diabolical (cruel/wicked), crazy, gross.)

Then draw a comic-style sketch for each one using the template provided.

Name:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Date:__________________________________________________Period:_____

Chapter One Lesson Two: Good News, Bad News Complete the following comic strip template using a full color illustration accompanied by an informative and accurate caption. Pick only one culture from Lesson Two! (Mound Builders, Anasazi, or Inuit). Try to include the main idea, and supporting details with reference to the theme(s) of social studies and vocabulary! The good news about being _________________________________________________________ is that ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The bad news about being __________________________________________________ is that __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The ___________________________ news about being _________________________________ is that ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson 3: The Rise of Empiresp. 66-69

Essential Question: Why did powerful civilizations develop and spread in Mexico, Central America, and South America?

Vocabulary: Civilization- Surplus- Specialize- Pyramid- Empire- Tribute- Slavery-

Choose to use a resource or print out and glue into your notebook…

Complete the following TRIPLE VENN diagram and glue into your notebook.

• System of writing• Calendar• People specialized• Produced food surplus• Pyramids

• Farmers• Worshipped many gods

• Atlantic to Pacific empire• conquerors

• One of the world’s largest cities

• Floating gardens• Worshipped god of

war• terraces

• Present-day Peru• Roads linked to

capital city• Fastest

communication system

droughtglacier

migratetheory

artifactspecialize

ceremonymesa

empireIce Age

civilization

slaverysurplus

tributearchaeologist

pyramid

Brainpop: Ancient Empires Aztec Inca Maya

Mayas

Must Do: 1. Watch Brainpop and Take Classic Quiz 2. The Great Mayan Mystery Crossword Puzzle

Use The Great Mayan Mystery Passage Glue Puzzle into Notebook

3. Mayan Math Exercise Use Mayan Mathemat ics and Ast ronomy Glue Answer Sheet into Notebook

Can Do (Choose One): 1. Mayan Cit ies-Word Scramble

Glue Word Search Into Notebook 2. Mayan Math Problems on Index Cards (x2)

Problem on Front / Solut ion on Back

Incas

Must Do: 1. Watch Brainpop and Take Classic Quiz 2. The Incas and Spanish Conquest Crossword Puzzle

Use The Incas and the Spanish Conquest Passage Glue Crossword Puzzle into Notebook

Can Do (Choose One): 1. Incan Roads and Bridges Word Search

Glue Word Search Into Notebook 2. Incan Poem

Use informat ion from BOTH The Incas and Spanish Conquest Passage and Incan Roads and Bridges

Write your Final Draft of your Poem on the Vellum Paper-add color/ illust rat ions as necessary

Glue Into Notebook

Aztecs

Must Do: 1. Watch Brainpop and Take Classic Quiz 2. Quest ions for Considerat ion

Use Aztec Society Passage Glue Worksheet into Notebook

3. Aztec Society Crossword Puzzle Use Aztec Society Passage Glue Crossword into Notebook

Can Do (Choose One): 1. Create a Great Seal of the Aztec

Use the Vellum Provided-80% Color Attempt to use all SEVEN Themes of Social Studies Use the Aztecs and Aztec Society Reading Passages Glue Into Notebook

2. The City of Tenocht it lan Crossword Use the City of Tenocht it lan Passage Glue Crossword into Notebook

Maya, Aztec, Inca Learning Centers

SOCIETY

A R T H Q U A K E

C O U N T R Y S I D E

O L T E C S

P O P U L A T I O N

H U R R I C N E PIDEMIC

NVADERS

M yAN

ST CK MA POWER

ATURAL

HE RY

ASANTSLOW

DEMOCRACY

THIRTEEN

COUNCIL

CALPOLLI

XTENDED

FIGHT

CLAN

W E A P O S

M U S I A

V O T

R I E S T

L O A K S

R B

H E FB R

D

The clan was the basis for all Aztec society.

The Aztec word for clan is calpolli.

Each Aztec tribe chose a council leader.The chief was in charge of civil and religious affairs.

The second chief was chose to be in charge of war matters.

The council was in charge of enforcing laws.

The priest looked in the book of fate to see if the birth date was lucky or not.

The priest tied together the cloaks of the bridge and groom.

Twenty clans formed a tribe..

Aztec children were 13.

City of Tenochtitlan Crossword Puzzle

A Z T E C S

R A N S O M

A T A H U A L P A

E U R O P E A N

S P A N I S H

C O U R T Y A R D

B R A Z I L

G O D S

PIZ R O

HOR

WEAP NS

P ISON

T A G L TI N

GO D

HU CA