Th+Americas



Vocabulary Terms you are responsible for knowing


 * Toltecs - Tenochtitlan - Aztec - Chinampas - calpulli -Incas - Temple of the Sun - Split inheritance - mita - quipu**

__**Day 1**__
 * Watch clip from //APOCALYPTO// students will identify what this clip can tell us about the Maya - look specifically for religious symbols, role of warriors/shamins/women, scale/purpose of architecture cultural dress/actions
 * Create a new page entitled "The Americas" find and upload an appropriate image - link to post - classical era
 * Homework**: Read pages 234-244 and complete an ESPIRIT Chart for the Aztecs. Include a relevant image, main ideas and relevant key terms for each category.

__**Day 2**__ __**Day 3**__ Comaprative summary of Aztecs and Incas - written in the style of a Compare and Contrast Essay
 * Review Espirit Chart - Split into groups create comparative presentations for ESPIRIT category for Aztec v. Inca
 * Homework** complete reading of chapter
 * Presentation of ESPIRIT Categories