A link to today's handout can be found here!
Do now. From your homework, what are the 4 possible reasons the Classic Mayan civilization collapsed? Do you think that countries today could fall for the same reasons? Why or why not?
Complete Analysis of Archaeological Findings. Using your class notes from yesterday, make sure you have completed your analysis of the archaeological findings from this site. You need:
1) Notes about what each artifact tells you about the possible cause of the decline
2) Your hypothesis for why the civilization collapsed
3) Notes about what the experts say happened
Founding of the Aztec Empire. We will be using the reading in the guided notes to talk about the founding of the Aztec Empire.
Reminders for annotations:
- Summary sentences show the main idea and should be blue
- Highlights are to distinguish important fact from interesting details
- Meaningful tracks make connections to other civilizations or prior knowledge, ask top quality questions, make predictions, define new vocabulary, etc.
- When writing a summary paragraph, never begin with, "This is about..." or "I think.." "How/What/When/Where the....." Just say it!
- No TMNT.
Review & Preview. Focus question: Why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice?
Video.
As you watch the video, what are some details that we saw in the reading?
According to the video, why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice? Be as specific as you can in your answer.
Homework: Geography/Mayan Civilization Quiz has been moved to Wednesday!
1. Study the geography of Central and South america using online games or paper.
2. When you think you can do it from memory, try it on paper or using google draw (You will need to turn in one the paper copy or show a completed drawing tomorrow).
3. Read, Track, Highlight and Summarize an article reviewing the Mayan civilization.
4. Short (1-2 min) videos on the Mayan Civilization:
1. Study the geography of Central and South america using online games or paper.
2. When you think you can do it from memory, try it on paper or using google draw (You will need to turn in one the paper copy or show a completed drawing tomorrow).
3. Read, Track, Highlight and Summarize an article reviewing the Mayan civilization.
4. Short (1-2 min) videos on the Mayan Civilization:
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