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Chapter 8 Africa and the Americas

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Unit 3 Ideas and Armies 
Chapter 8 Africa and the Americas
2000 B.C. - 1500 A.D.

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Day 1
Topic   Map: Early African Kingdoms                                                 
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Early Civilizations of Africa Altlas of World History pp. 80-81

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Early Civilizations of Africa Activities 46a & 46b  pp. 81-82

 

Resources 
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Celebration of Africa
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Map of Nubia

 

Day 2
Topic 8-1 Ancient African Kingdoms    
Objective
Discuss how the ancient civilization of Kush and Askum passed along their culture.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
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Terms to Learn
Savannah:
grassy plain
Terraces: raised levels of land

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People to Know
Kashta: Kushite king
Piankhi: Son of Kashta, who conquered Egypt
Ezana: Emperor of Askum destroyed Meroe and became a Christian

notebook33.gif (266 bytes) Places to Locate
Kush: First African civilization
Askum:trading country

readme.gif (802 bytes) Section 8-1 Ancient African Kingdoms pp. 129-131

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Ancient Egypt Under Foreign Rule Altlas of World History p. 18

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Ancient Egypt Under Foreign Rule Activities 11a  p.19

 

Resources

 

Day 3
Topic    Kush
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Kush
Resources
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Ancient Africa  Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Questions  braininjar.gif (1615 bytes) Quiz

 

Day 4
Topic 8-2 The Middle Kingdoms
Objective
Summarize how West African and East African kingdoms developed because of trade.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
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Terms to Learn
Silent Barter:
Pilgrimage:

notebook33.gif (266 bytes) People to Know
Sundiata Keita:
Mansa Musa
Sunna Ali
Askia Muhammed

notebook33.gif (266 bytes) Places to Locate
Middle Kingdoms of Africa
Ghana:
Mali:
Songhai:

readme.gif (802 bytes) Section 8-2 The Middle Kingdoms pp. 132-134

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Empires and States of Africa Altlas of World History pp. 84-85

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Empires and States of Africa Activities 48a & 48b  pp. 85-86

 

Resources

 

Day 5
Topic    Middle Kingdoms
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Ghana 
     300 A.D. to about 1100 A.D.
    
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Mali          13th - 15th Century                
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Songhai    1400's to 1500's                   
Resources

 

 

Day
Topic 8-3 East African Civilizations:  Trading States of Africa   
Objective
Decscribe the the contributions of the East African civilizations.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Classwork
-Homework
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Terms to Learn
Zimbabwe:trading kingdom
Population Explosion:
large and sudden growth in population
Kilwa:
important trading city in East Africa

readme.gif (802 bytes) Section 8-3 East African Civilization pp. 136-137                                               


Note02.gif (247 bytes) Trading States of East Africa
Zimbabwe
Kilwa
Swahili

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Africa and Trade  Altlas of World History pp. 86-87

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Africa and Trade  Activities 28  pp. 87-88


Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Swahili Cities of East Africa

Resources

 

Day 7
Topic 8-4  Path to Americas  
Objective
Explain how bands of people crossed into the Americas.                             
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
notebook33.gif (266 bytes) Terms to Learn
Maize: Corn

readme.gif (802 bytes) Section 8-4 Paths to America pp. 137

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History
readme.gif (1442 bytes) People Migrate Across the Earth Altlas of World History pp. 6-7

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)People Migrate Across the Earth Activities 4a & 4b  pp. 7-8

 

Resources
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Land Bridge and the Earliest Americans

 

Day 9
Topic    8-5 Mesoamerica: Olmecs and Mayas
Objective
Describe the civilizations that developed in Mesoamerica.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
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Terms to Learn
Acgueducts:

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People to Know
Olmecs: 1200 to 600 BC
Mayas:
250 AD
Aztecs:


Note02.gif (247 bytes) Olmecs
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Mayas



atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Olmec & Maya Civilization  Altlas of World History pp. 70-71

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Olmec & Maya Civilization  Activities 40a & 40b  pp. 71-72

readme.gif (802 bytes) Section 5 Mesoamerica pp. 138-140

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Mayan Report

Resources

 

Day 10
Topic    8-5 Mesoamerica: Aztecs
Objective
Identify the Aztecs as the builders of a great city and rich civilization in what is now Mexico.
Locate the Aztec Empire and its capital on a map.
Place the Aztecs in the chronology of  American history.
Describe several aspects of Aztec culture.
Tell the legend of the founding of the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Describe the way Tenochtitlan looked at its peak.
Understand the causes of the Aztec civilization's downfall.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Aztecs

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Aztec Empire Altlas of World History p. 74

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Aztec Empire of China Activities 42  p. 75

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Aztec Numbers

crayon0a.gif (328 bytes) Make Your Own Aztec Codex pages 2-4

Resources

 

Day 11
Topic Aztecs   
Objective
Identify the Aztecs as the builders of a great city and rich civilization in what is now Mexico.
Locate the Aztec Empire and its capital on a map.
Be able to place the Aztecs in the chronology of American history.
Describe several aspects of Aztec culture.
Tell the legend of the founding of the capital city of Tenochtitlan and describe the way the city looked at its peak
Understand the causes of the Aztec civilization's downfall
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Read 8-5 Aztecs pages 139-140

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Aztec Report

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Aztecs-Mighty Warriors of Mexico
Resources

 

Day 12
Topic 8-6 Incas    
Objective
Discuss the Inca culture.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
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Terms to Learn
Inca:
ruler or king
Pachacuti:
founder of Inca empire
Quipus:
counting devices

readme.gif (802 bytes) Section 6 The Incas pp. 140-142

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Inca Report                           

atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Inca Empire Altlas of World History p. 75

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Inca Empire Activities 43  p. 76

 

TEC
Resources
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Inca Empire
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Inca Religion
Note02.gif (247 bytes) Inca Map

 

Day 13
Topic    Incas
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
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Resources

 

Day 14
Topic    Incas
Objective
Learn about the Inca Empire.
Memorize facts about the Inca Empire.
Use a pasive voice to communicate information about the Incas.                                         
Take notes about the Inca Empire.
Use notes to answer questions about the Inca Empire.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework

 Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) braininjar.gif (1615 bytes) Empire of the Incas

Note02.gif (247 bytes) Inca Fact Cards Each get an information card about some
aspect of the Inca Empire
They memorize the content of that fact sheet.
The teacher takes the cards away.
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Student Answer Sheet The students exchange what knowledge they have and take notes.
braininjar.gif (1615 bytes) Empire of the Incas Test After everybody has exchanged their knowledge, the class takes a test.
They can use the notes that they have taken when they take the test.

     

Resources

 

Day 15
Topic    Native American Farming Cultures                                           
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
atlas.gif (1202 bytes) Atlas of World History
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Native American Farming Cultures Altlas of World History pp. 72-73

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Native American Farming Cultures Activities 41a & 41b  pp.73-74

 

Resources

 

Day 16
Topic   Virtual Field Trips: Incas, Mayan
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
SchoolBus5.bmp (6174 bytes) A Puzzle in Petén: An Interactive Dig
SchoolBus5.bmp (6174 bytes) Civilization of the Incas  Good site!  If you like history. Go Here.
SchoolBus5.bmp (6174 bytes) Diving With the Dead: An Interactive Dig
Computer.bmp (3254 bytes) Machu Picchu Puzzle
Resources

 

Day
Topic    
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Resources

 

ARCHAEOLOGY
 Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Downtown Underground: Archaeoloigical Clues to Tuscon's Past   History of Tuscon
 Note02.gif (247 bytes)Archaeology in the Classroom  128 pages of information
ASKUM
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Horn of Africa: Axum (Askum)
AZTECS
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) In Search of Roots of Ancient American Civilizations  Cortez in 1519, great descriptions of Tenochticlan
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Aztec Empire: 1427- 1521
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Calendar: Sun Stone
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Daily Life
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Mysteries of the 5th Sun  Sacrifice article
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Religion
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Teiothiouican
INCAS
 Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) The Inca: A Lost Society  Lesson Plan   Student Worksheets
 bookpages.gif (1592 bytes) History of the Conquest of Peru
 bookpages.gif (1592 bytes)  The Sacrificial Ceremony
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Civilization of the Incas Good site!
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Empire of the Incas Rulers and Achievements
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Geometry Step-by-Step From the Land of the Incas
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) First 8 Incas Drawings and biography
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) In Search of Roots of Ancient American Civilizations Pizzaro and the Incas 1532
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) Inca Gods List
 camera.GIF (174 bytes)Photograph of Items of Everyday Use
 SchoolBus5.bmp (1581 bytes)The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu  Virtual Tour
KUSH    
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Kingdom of Kush at Meroe
LAND BRIDGES
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) Time Line of Bering Strait Land Bridges
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Land Bridges in the Bering Strait
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) People of the Bering Strait
MALI
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Mission to Mali Web Quest
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Kingdom of Kush at Napta
MAYAS
 Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Calendar Count   Figure out your birthday using the Mayan long count.
 Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) How to Write Your Name in Mayan Glyphs
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) Maya Civilization
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) Mayan TimeLine
 SchoolBus5.bmp (6174 bytes) A Puzzle in Petén: An Interactive Dig  Greetings from Waka', a Maya site in northern Guatemala, where we'll be working for the next three months. How did the Maya site of Waka' fit into the struggle between two superpowers?
 SchoolBus5.bmp (6174 bytes) Diving With the Dead: An Interactibe Dig Thousands of entrances to Xibalba, the Maya Underworld, can still be found across the Yucatán peninsula. These water-filled sinkholes, or cenotes, served not only as passageways to the afterlife, but as lifelines for the present.
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Mysteries of the Mayan
MEXICO
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Mexico Map
NUBIA
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) Map of Nubia
WEBQUESTS
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Incan Web Quest
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Mayan Web Quest
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Nubian Webquest