20th Century US History

UNIT FIVE THE AMERICAS: A SEPARATE WORLD, 40,000 BC 700 ADWORLD HISTORYUNIT 5, LESSON 1Do Now Quiz 4.1 (Religion Websites)Partner Grading Quiz Journaling Learning AttitudesDiscussion Learning AttitudesHW None JOURNALING 5 MinutesWhat knowledge have I gained so far this year? (three big-picture things)

What skills have I learned so far this year?JOURNALING 5 MinutesHow did I learn these things (or fail to)?

Why was I successful or unsuccessful at learning?

How much of my learning was intrinsic (came from me), how much was extrinsic (came from Mr. Middleton?UNIT 5, LESSON 2Do NowLecture The Earliest AmericansNote CheckHW: Guided Reading Worksheet, Section 1DO NOW HOW DID PEOPLE GET HERE?

LECTURE (that means take notes)The Earliest AmericansHuman settlement in the Americas is recent compared to Asia, Africa and Europe, but it followed a similar pattern.The first people survive by huntingThen they develop farmingFood is more reliableThe reliable supply of food leads to the growth of civilizationThe Earliest AmericansA Land BridgeThe AmericasInclude North and South America (the Western Hemisphere)Separated from the rest of the world nowBeringia at 1 point the Americas were connect to Asia by a land bridgePeopling the AmericasThe first Americans arrive at the end of the Ice AgeColder temperatures led to huge glaciers, which lowered sea levelsThis exposed land between Asia and AlaskaAnimals (like the mammoth) moved across this bridgeHunters followedThe first people arrived between 40,000 and 10,000 BC

The Earliest AmericansHunters & GatherersThe earliest Americans were huntersBiggest prey was the mammothFollowing the GameLarge animals were overhunted and became extinctNeeded to hunt smaller animalsHunters found it necessary to move often to find foodLand BridgeAfter the Ice Age ended, the bridge disappearedB this time, humans lived in most parts of the Americas

The Earliest AmericansAgriculture Creates a New Way of LifeDevelopment of Farming7000 BC people in Central Mexico began to rely on wild plants for foodBy 5000 BC, these people began to grow them from seedsSquashes, gourds, beans, avocados, and maizeFarming methods become advanced irrigation Farming Brings ChangePeople began to settle in permanent villages to raise cornFood became more reliable and populations grewFarming became more efficient, so some people specialized Skills in arts and crafts and trade developDifferences between rich and poor emerge

UNIT 5, LESSON 3Do NowHW ReviewFree Write HW: Reteaching Activity Worksheet The Earliest AmericansDo Now1. How did human beings come to the Americas?

2. How did humans get food before the development of farming?

3. What sorts of changes did farming bring?Free WriteWhat type of person might hold power in a hunter-gatherer society?

What type of person might hold power in a settled, agricultural society?UNIT 5, LESSON 4Do Now Notecard activity. HW ReviewLecture Early Mesoamerican CivilizationsNote CheckHW: Binder check, Guided Reading Worksheet Section 2Lecture Early Mesoamerican CivilizationsMesoamerica Mexico to northern Honduras (central Amerirca)

The Olmec CivilizationBegins around 1200 BC in the jungles of southern MexicoThrives from 800-400 BCMesoamericas mother culture

Discovery of the Olmecs1860, enormous stone sculpture of a head

Early Mesoamerican Civilizations

Early Mesoamerican CivilizationsOlmec GeographyWhy here? The bad: It was hot, humid, swampy, and rainy. Lots of flooding.The good: lots of salt, tar, clay, wood, and rubber. Rivers provided transport for trade and hills provided stone. The flood plains provided fertile land.Olmec SocietyThey built monuments, heads, altars, etc.At La Venta they built a 100 foot high mound of earth, perhaps a tomb.The Olmec prayed to a variety of nature gods.Especially the jaguar, which may have represented a powerful rain god.Early Mesoamerican CivilizationThe Jaguar

Early Mesoamerican CivilizationTrade and Commerce of the OlmecRan a large trading network throughout MesoamericaMajor city (San Lorenzo) had iron from faraway regions

Decline of the OlmecCollapses around 400 BCUnknown reasonEarly Mesoamerican CivilizationThe ZapotecAfter the Olmecs collapsed, the Zapotec emerged in southern Mexico (Oaxaca)

Zapotec PeopleLived in villages in the fertile Oaxaca ValleyBuilt temples and huge sculpturesDeveloped early writing and a calendarEarly Mesoamerican CivilizationZapotec CityAmericas first urban center Monte AlbanGrew to hold 25,000 people by 240 A.D.Held plazas, pyramids, palaces, etc.Zapotecs declined around 600 A.D., but the reason remains a puzzle

Legacy of the Zapotec and OlmecOlmec art styles (including the jaguar) are seen in the later peoples of the regionElite ruling classRitual ball gamesWriting system and calendar based on the sunAmericas first city buildersUNIT 5, LESSON 5Binder CheckDo NowHW ReviewIndependent Work: Reteaching Activity, Section 2Main Ideas Questions

HW: Study for quiz (focus on Main Ideas questions 3-5)BINDER CHECKCheck plus your binder has four sections (class notes, handouts, homework, old quizzes & tests), and has these three things: UNIT 5 WORK PACKET, NOTES FROM YESTERDAY & QUIZ 4.2

Check your binder doesnt have sections, but has everything required

Check minus your binder is disorganized and you cant find what you need

Zero you have no binderDo NowDefine these terms:

Mesoamerica

Olmec

Zapotec

Monte Alban MAIN IDEASWhy did Olmec civilization collapse?

What was the role of trade in Olmec civilization?

What were some important Zapotec contributions to later cultures?UNIT 5, LESSON 6Take Quiz (25 Minutes)History through Art (quiz each other)HW: Catch-Up, Honors Packet Work

UNIT 5, LESSON 7Do NowLecture Early Civilization of the AndesNote CheckHW: Quiz Corrections (if under a 90%)Must be on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to old quizDo NowWhy might a society take and display the heads of enemies?

Lecture Early Civilizations of the AndesWhile civilizations thrive in Mesoamerica, they independently develop in South America

The Andes

Early Civilizations of the AndesThe AndesSecond highest mountain range in the worldPeruHarsh place for civilizationSteep, rocky, icy, poor soil, overland travel is difficultBetween the mountains and the ocean is a plainMostly desert, but rivers create valleys with fertile land

Early Civilizations of the AndesThe Chavin PeriodChavin a culture that thrived in the mountains of Peru from 900-200 BCNo evidence of political or economic organizationPrimarily a religious connection between villagesMother culture in South AmericaWhat does this mean?Who is it similar to?

Early Civilizations of the AndesOther Andean CivilizationsThe Nazca CivilizationSouthern coast of Peru 200 BC to 600 ADDevelop huge irrigation systems, including underground canalsBeautiful textiles and potteryImages of animals and mythological beingsNazca Lines

Early Civilizations of the AndesNazca LinesWhy?

Early Civilizations of the AndesThe Moche CultureThe northern coast of Peru from 100 AD to 700 ADUsed irrigation to water cropsCorn, beans, potatoes, squash, and peanutsUncovered tombs reveal extreme wealthGold, silver, precious stones jewelryPottery depicts scenes from everyday lifeBattles, women at work, musicians, doctors healing patients, etc.What happened to them?? unknown

Americas, despite the many different cultures, remain a patchwork during this era Early Civilizations of the AndesMoche Pottery

Early Civilizations of the AndesQUESTIONS:1. How was the environment of the Andes different from that of Mesoamerica?

2. How did archaeologists figure out so much about the Moche without using written language?

3. Who are the Chavin?Nazca?Moche?UNIT 5, LESSON 8Do NowIndividual Work: Building Vocabulary WorksheetClasswork: Main Ideas Questions p. 249HW: Guided Reading Worksheet, Section 3

Do NowDefine:

Chavin

Nazca

MocheMain Ideas Questions3. Why was Peru a difficult place for a civilization to develop?

4. How was the Chavin culture like the Olmec culture?

5. How did the Nazca deal with their dry environment?UNIT 5, LESSON 9HW ReviewGroup Work: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion WkshtIndividual Work: Reteaching Worksheet, Section 3HW: Study for quiz on Section 3

UNIT 5, LESSON 10Take Quiz (25 Minutes)Work on Patterns of Human Settlement Worksheet (finish for HW)

UNIT 5, LESSON 11Do Now Binder CheckHW ReviewClasstime Catch-Up DayWork Packets (test grade) and Honors Packets are due next day of classHW: Quiz Corrections (if under a 90%)Must be on a separate sheet of paper, stapled to old quizBINDER CHECKCheck plus your binder has four sections (class notes, handouts, homework, old quizzes & tests), and has these three things: UNIT 5 WORK PACKET, QUIZ 5.1, LECTURE NOTES

Check your binder doesnt have sections, but has everything required

Check minus your binder is disorganized and you cant find what you need

Zero you have no binderUNIT SIX PEOPLE & EMPIRES IN THE AMERICAS, 500-1500 ADWORLD HISTORY