The Impact of Ancient Civilizations

The impact of African
& Latine Civilizations

November 29th, 2022

REVIEW!

1. Describe the Encomienda System

2. Who was De las Casas? How did
De las Casas create an impact in
Latin American and essentially
the world?

3. What was the Castas system?
Why was the Castas system
created?

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Describe the Encomienda System

Open Ended

Who was De Las Casas?  How did De las Casas create an impact in Latin America and essentially the world?

Open Ended

What was the Castas system? Why was the Castas system created?

What was created?

A new and

unique

culture was
conceived

●

What happened
when Latin
America was
colonized and led
to the mixing of
indigeouns groups,
Africans, and
Europeans?

What does it mean to be Latine?

How did ancient
Latin American

and African
civilization
impact the

culture we see

today?

●When thinking of Latin
American countries today
and the people that live
there we know it is a
complex and rich culture
due to these three
groups:

○Indigenous
civilizations

○Africans

○Europeans

In Honors AALS…

Aspects of culture:
1.

What are important
aspects of
culture to you?

Create a list with your
group using the Google Slides in Classroom.

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With your group you should have...

1. Come up with important aspects of culture

2. Then pick one of the civilizations that is listed in the next slide.

3. Be sure to put the civilization you picked in your group's slide!

Your group will work to investigate the influence of the ancient civlization on the modern day country(ies) listed below it.

The Impact of Ancient Civilizations

African & Latine Civilizations

Present day Brazil

Tupi

Olmec

Mayans

Taino

Mesoamerica

Present day central

America

Present day Puerto

Rico, D.R., Haiti

●Present day
Ghana

●Ivory Coast

West Africa

Nigeria

Present day South

Africa

Akan

Benin

Zulu

Yoruba

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Time