Inca Empire Introduction

What do you know about the civilization in Perú conquered by

the Spanish Conquistadors?

Did you know that certain epidemics also contributed to

its destruction?

INCAEMPIRE

1. Using WordArt or a textbox, label the following:o Capital Cityo Atlantic Oceano Pacific Oceano Caribbean Sea

2. Locate where the Capital city would be located on the map and insert a STAR from autoshapes.

3. Color:o Capital star - red o Inca Empire - yellow

ARCHITECTURECreate a sensory figure for an Inca living in an Incan city. I see, I hear, I

feel, I smell, I taste…

ROADS AND BRIDGESUsing autoshapes, create a road sign advertising 3 positive aspects of an Incan

road.

AGRICULTUREMatch the labels with their items in the picture.

terrace aqueduct quinoa warehouse

COLLAPSE OF THE INCA EMPIRE

Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Incas?

How many soldiers did the Incas have? Spanish?

Other than war, what caused the death of thousands of Incas?

Big Question

During this scavenger hunt, what did you learn about the Inca civilization

that you didn’t already know?

Aztec Empire Introduction

Did you know that they had no iron metals, so they had to use silver and

gold.

What do you know about the Aztecs?

What part of Latin America did they inhabit?

AZTECEMPIRE

1. Using WordArt or a textbox, label the following:o Capital Cityo Atlantic Oceano Pacific Oceano Caribbean Sea

2. Locate where the Capital city would be located on the map and insert a STAR from autoshapes.

3. Color:o Capital star - red o Aztec Empire -

yellow

CALENDAR

How many months in as Aztec year?

What do the pictures on the calendar represent?

How many days were in an Aztec month?

LANGUAGE

What language did the Aztecs speak?

RELIGION

Goddess of Water

Corn God

God of War

Click and drag the correct label with the Mayan God.

SCIENCEList 3 scientific innovations of Aztec

Society.

COLLAPSE OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Create a title and caption for the picture.

Big Question

During this scavenger hunt, what did you learn about the Aztec civilization

that you didn’t already know?

Mayan Empire Introduction

What do you know about the ancient civilization in Mexico?

Did you know the Spanish Conquistadors did not conquer

the Maya completely? There are Maya living in Mesoamerica

today.

MAYANEMPIRE

1. Using WordArt or a textbox, label the following:o Capital Cityo Atlantic Oceano Pacific Oceano Caribbean Sea

2. Locate where the Capital city would be located on the map and insert a STAR from autoshapes.

3. Color:o Capital star - red o Mayan Empire -

yellow

LANGUAGE

the skyan ahau (king) a housea childcity of Palenque

Click and drag the correct modern term with the Mayan glyph.

Were reading and writing considered important in Maya

society? What evidence supports your answer?

MATHEMATICSUsing the Mayan set of mathematic symbols, write your AGE in the red box.

CALENDARUsing autoshapes, draw picture representations of what

the Mayan calendar marked the movement of?

COLLAPSE OF MAYAN SOCIETYWhat do you think caused the collapse of the Mayan

society? Why?

Big Question During this scavenger hunt, what

did you learn about the Maya civilization that you didn’t already

know?

ConclusionCompare and contrast the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations.