Created by Mr. Bergh of San Bernardino City Unified School District at Shandin Hills Middle School.
The following resources were utlilized in the creation of this Formative for educational/classroom use:
“Chapter 12: Early Civilizations of the Amercias.” In EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACE WORLD HISTORY IN ONE BIG FATE NOTEBOOK, 159–167. Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2016.
& various other online educational materials.
Learning Intention:
I will learn about early civilizations in the Americas.
Success Criteria:
I can find the Olmec and Maya civilizations on a map, summarize their History, explain their greatest achievements, and understand the value of inheriting culture.
Mr. Bergh will give you a 4 Worlds sheet.
You will need this paper before starting the new chapter.
The title is "The Maya".
Write your name and period as well. Date optional.
If you run out of space as for another 4 Worlds Sheet.
Rubric (How you will be graded for the 4 Worlds.)
4 - I filled all 4 boxes with relevant notes, drawings, vocabulary, big ideas, and connected them together.
3 - I filled the equivalent of 3 boxes.
2 - I filled the equivalent of 2 boxes.
1 - I filled the equivalent of a box.
0 - I did not fill any boxes.
Preview the lands, civilizations, and vocabulary of the unit by watching the Flocabulary below either by yourself with headphones or together as a class on the big screen. We will come back to this video later so listen and watch with interest.
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Question 1
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There were thousand of different Native American peoples in North and South America before Europeans arrived. In this class we will learn about four. What are they according to the Flocabulary video? Select all that apply.
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Question 2
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Match the city to it's description by using the map and your teacher's advice.
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Cuzco
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Ruined ancient Maya city in Yucatán state, Mexico. It is thought to have been home to 35,000 people.
Chichén Itzá
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Formerly the capital of the Inca empire. It rests high in the Andes Mountains at an average elevation of 11,150 feet. Often above or in the clouds.
Tenochtitlán
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The capital of Maya civilization located in the heart of the Yucatan. At it's center is Pyramid I, the Temple of the Jaguar, which rises to 148 feet.
Tikal
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Ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City, it was founded in 1325 CE in the marshes of Lake Texcoco.
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The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. As such they are described as the "Mother Culture" of Central America. They lived in the tropical lowlands on the Gulf of Mexico in the present-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The name Olmec is a Nahuatl—the Aztec language—word; it means the rubber people. We know very little about the Olmec. They taught the Mayans and Aztecs how to make rubber balls, write, and build pyramids. There are no surviving Olmec today so little is known about them beyond what we learned from Mayan and Aztec records.
Step 1. Open SBLINK. Find the Canva application. Click that button.
Step 2. If SBLINK doesn't automatically log you in, sign up with your school Google account/Gmail.
Step 3. Click this link to open the My Giant Olmec Head.
Step 4. Add details to your Giant Olmec Head. You could search "Black Sunglasses.png", "Goku Hair.png", "Moustache.png", etc all in the elements tab.
Can't find what you want? Google what you want with .png at the end. Then download the image and upload it using the upload tab.
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Question 3
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Make your very own Giant Olmec Head in honor of something you love or respect!
Write at least two (2) sentences in your picture.
Use Canva to do so, upload the file you finish with below.
Optionally: You may complete this mini-project on paper instead! Ask Mr. Bergh to print you a sheet.
Rubric (How you will be scored for our project.)
4 - I created my own Giant Olmec Head to honor something using at least two (2) sentences, colors, and pictures.
3 - I only used one sentence.
2 - I used colors and pictures but didn't write anything.
1 - I started but never finished.
0 - I did not attempt to make my own Giant Olmec Head.
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Question 4
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The Mayans grew beans, papayas, avocados, and most commonly maize, also known as corn.
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Question 5
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Why does slash-and-burn farming work in the Yucatan Peninsula but not in Southern California?
The Yucatan is Rainforest.
Southern California is Grasslands/Desert.
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Question 6
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Why do you think the Mayans used slash-and-burn even when it didn't rain, the jungle got dry, and they knew there was a danger of fire?
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The following is animation of the original oral tradition of the Maya. The Mayan book of creation, the Popol Vuh, offers us a unique glimpse to the indigenous world of the K’iche’ people of Mesoamérica before the arrival of the European conquistadors.
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Question 7
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How were the second set of twins conceived?
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Question 8
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What is the purpose of the ball game the twins are asked to play?
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Question 9
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The Lords of Xibalba won the ball game.
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Question 10
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The twins do not act alone during the entire ballgame but instead employee seers to restore them to life. Based on this sentence what is the definition of a "seer"?
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Question 11
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What was the nature of the curse that the twins placed on the Lords?
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Question 12
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What does the root word "theism" mean in polytheism.
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Question 13
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What does the prefix "poly" mean in polytheism.
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Question 14
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The Mayans were polytheistic so they built shrines for each of their gods.
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Question 15
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Would you use chocolate as money? Why or why not? Write two sentences.
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The Mayans created their own Math on their own separate from the rest of the world. The image to the left shows the two number systems of the Maya, Mayan Numerals and Ritual Numerals. One for trading goods and one for their calendars, which used the faces for gods as stand-ins for numbers. The Mayans were in fact the first people to invent the concept of the number zero (0)!
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Question 16
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What do we lose when the documents left behind by a civilization are destroyed?
What do we win when they are passed down to future generations?
Write at least two (2) sentences.
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Buddy up with a student next to you. It's time to compare you notes to theirs. Each buddy will allow the other to view their notes. Then you will modify your notes. Make sure you both have similar key words and main ideas. If one student knows something the other doesn't share that to fill in the gaps. If one student know something but the other things it's not important or incorrect, advise them to cross it out.
Finally it's time to write our summaries. Flip the 4 Worlds sheet. Write at least four sentences, once for each of the 4 worlds, summarizing what you have learned.
