World History Agenda Warm-Up 10 Minutes

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By the 15th century world we will be studying, certain areas of the world were much more technologically advanced than others. For example, Europe and Asia were, on the whole, more technologically advanced than Africa or the Americas. In your opinion, rank the importance of the following factors in allowing for greater technologically advancement: - Superior intelligence - Greater access to trade and communication - More forgiving geography - Dumb luck __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ BONUS: How would you guess that historians answers to this question have changed over time? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Logistics 5 Minutes Bulletin items, initial essay feedback, reflection reminder, binder check reminder, unit 4 preview Cover Page 20 Minutes Textbook Reading The Maya 20 Minutes

Guided Notes - Formative Group Project Directions: You are going to receive a list of 7 objects that you and your team of archeologists found at a site in the Americas. You are to use this list to identify the following features of their civilization: - How did my civilization communicate? Could they write stories, tell stories or draw pictures? - How did my civilization worship? Did they have a religion with one God or many Gods? What can we know about it? - How did my civilization find food? Did they farm? Were they hunter gatherers? - Was my civilization warlike or peaceful? - How old is my civilization?

- How large was my civilization? - What might have been the name of my civilization?

If your list does not help you to answer exactly, make an educated guess. You can choose between three different ways of presenting your finding: Write 1 typed page (at least 300 words) to describe your civilization. If you run out of things to write about your civilization, you can compare and contrast your civilization to a group that really lived in the Americas (Maya, Aztec, Inca etc.) You will summarize this paper before the class through a 1 minute presentation of findings. Create a 5 minute documentary film. A script must be included. You will present your documentary to the class. Create a 5 minute scholarly presentation. You will deliver this presentation to the class. An accompanying Power Point or Prezi must be included. My due date is: ___________________________________________________________________ ___
1: Charcoal Cave paintings of the Sun Bow and Arrow Spears Seeds dated at over 9,000 years old within 1 mile Similar drawings on caves within 35 square miles. Hundreds of pictures of the Sun throughout their territory. 2: Red dye from insects Cave paintings of the Moon Large rocks shaped into weapons Organized plot of land for farming Paintings dated at 4,000 years old or older Plots of land throughout 30 square miles. Hundreds of pictures of the Moon throughout their territory. 6: Stellas created to represent each important king of the Empire Huge span of ruins at over 100 square miles 3: Stones of over 1,000 pounds used to construct Only geometric designs featured in architecture Stones dated at 11,000 years of older Signs of great destructions, implying a possible great battle to end the civilization Plot of land throughout 50 square miles Seeds found but no signs of planting Weapons included bow and arrow and spears 4: Blow gun found Hundreds of pictures of human sacrifice Sports field including stands found Stones dating at least 7,000 years old Similar ruins throughout 15 square miles Hundreds of pictures of warrior gods Bow and Arrow No organized plot of land for farming.

5: Collection of insects, possibly used for their red dye. Catapult Hundreds of pictures of

women in Godlike form Carvings of Jaguars Seeds dating to at least 3,000 years old Plot of land throughout 50 square miles No pictures of human sacrifice Some organized farm land and pictures of farmers

Evidence of roads built between ruins Seeds found for planting throughout the area Evidence of sophisticated irrigation techniques Evidence of items dating to over 3,000 years Paintings of warriors battling with bow and arrow