1) Take 15 minutes to fill out your Chapter 9 terms (20):
Strait Beringia PotlachesAdobe Tepees HohokamPueblo Hopewell MississippianChinampas Quipu OlmecChavin Maya ToltecAztec Inca QuechuaQuetzalcoatlTenochtitlan
1) Read pages 200-202 before answering the questions
below.2) How do scholars explain the
arrival of people in the Americas AND what role did climate changes play in allowing migration to the Americas?
3) Why did early Americans turn from hunting and gathering to agriculture?
1) Create a chart like the one below to compare and
contrast the lives of early Americans.Achievements/Way of Life
Group Organization
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Eastern Woodlands
1. List the 5 main civilizations of Mesoamerica and Andean South America.
2. Which civilization was located in modern day Peru?
3. Which civilization had Tenochtitlan, modern day Mexico City, as its capital?
4. Name 3 civilizations that performed human sacrifice.
5. Were the civilizations of Mesoamerica and Andean South America monotheistic or polytheistic?
Create a pamphlet that includes all of the following items:
Cover page w/ a title and a map labeling the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
Dedicate 1 page of your pamphlet to each of the following civilizations: Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, and Inca.
Each page should include information on ALL of the following characteristics of each civilization: major achievements, government, social organization, religion, communications, and military organization.
Due at the end of the class period!