Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE

Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE

NATIONAL STANDARDS / KEY TERM
CONNECTIONS / SAMPLE ACTIVITIES / MULTIMEDIA / WEBSITES
STANDARD 4
The development of early agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica.
Standard 4A
The student understands the achievements of Olmec civilization.
Grade Level
5-12: Analyze the relationship between maize cultivation and the development of complex
societies in Mesoamerica. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships]
7-12: Interpret archaeological evidence for the development of Olmec civilization in the second and first millennia BCE. [Formulate historical questions]
5-12: Evaluate major Olmec contributions to Mesoamerican civilization, including the calendar, glyphic writing, sculpture, and monumental building. [Appreciate historical perspectives]
9-12: Assess Olmec cultural influence on the emergence of civilization in the Oaxaca
valley and other regions. [Analyze multiple causation] /

Key Terms

Native American
Hispanic
Latin American

People

Olmec
Myths /
Latin American Web Quest for the History of Aboriginal Peoples and Cultures of the Americas:
Web Quest Activities:
I.  The Mayan Adventure
II.  The Aztec Adventure
III.  The Inca Adventure
IV.  The Taino Adventure
V.  Ancient Civilization of Latin America “Treasure Hunt”
The Above can be copied onto a site or a disc and students can click onto the particular quest they choose or are assigned to do and it will take them directly to that activity which by passes the home page. The picture just above the activities will link students to the home page for this web-quest. / Ancient Americans: The Mayas and Aztecs
Documentary, 30 minutes
With English subtitles
The emergence of human culture in Central and South America. Learn of the mysterious Olmec culture and witness the remnants of the brilliant Mayan society. Aso explores the war-filled history of the Aztec Empire.
The Americas Before The Europeans
Documentary 26 minutes 1985
With English subtitles
Years 300 - 1500. The Maya, Aztec & Inca civilizations that existed in Central and South America.
The above are examples of nine documentaries listed at the following web address which would be particularly good in a bi-lingual or ESL Hispanic class:
http://lavavideo.org/LAVA/featuredtitles/index.cfm?Features_ID=19 / Latin American Web Quest for the History of Aboriginal Peoples and Cultures of the Americas for the activity on this page:
http://www.homebase8.net/webquest8/Social_Studies/latin/index.htm

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