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WORKSHEET UNIT 2 (HIST 1111) On the basis of the following primary sources, discuss what we can learn about

t what life was like for people who lived in the ancient Americas and/or ancient Oceania.

http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth36 !/images/Olmec"head.#peg
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/collections/art-americas

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/$,!%&3,' $ $&%&$$(),$$.html http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/*ollections/AncientAmerican/ http://uima.uiowa.edu/arts'of'the'ancient'americas'and'native'america/ http://www.nhm.org/site/e+plore'e+hibits/permanent'e+hibits/latin'american'art http://www.lacma.org/art/collection/art'ancient'americas

,-O./: there are many other collections on the web0 you can search for them using google.1

2ill in the following 3/456A chart to complete the worksheet. Answer each 7uestion with as much information from the sources as you can. (18 points) Questions to be answered 8hat can we learn about the PO96.6*A9 life of ancient Americans from these sources: 8hat can we learn about the E*O-O;6* life of ancient Americans from these sources: 8hat can we learn about the R/96<6O=5 life of ancient Americans from these sources: 8hat can we learn about the SO*6A9 life of ancient Americans Use bullet points to answer the question (2 points each) Reference to a Primary source that confirms your main points (1 point each)

from these sources: 8hat can we learn about the I-./99/*.=A9 life ,i.e., the Ideas1 of ancient Americans from these sources: 8hat can we learn about the A4.5 of ancient Americans from these sources:

-ow, using the notes you have created in the above table, write an essay of at least %$$ words in which you discuss how the information you discovered by e+amining the primary source artifacts compares/contrasts to the information you discovered in chapter % of 3atterns of >istory about life in the ancient Americas. ,;ake sure you reference at least two primary sources and include at least one 7uote from the te+t.1

Gradin Rubric for !ssay" #t least $%% words" & points References two primary sources (2 points each)" & points Quotes the te'tboo( once" & points !ssay clearly uses information presented in the research table" & points !ssay shows an appreciation and understandin of the cultures of the ancient #mericas and effecti)ely uses primary and secondary sources to create a compellin analysis" & points !ssay uses ood !n lish (spellin * rammar) and follows an academic structure with a clear thesis (topic sentence)* body points (para raphs)* and a conclusion 2 points

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