10/31 - LatAm History - Mayans

Match

Warm-up:

Prior knowledge: What part of the world is each pyramid from?

Southern Mexico

The United States

Egypt

• Southern Mexico

• The United States

• Egypt

Multiple Choice

Warm-up 2: Which part of the world has the most pyramids?

• Latin America

• The Middle East

• Egypt

• China

10/31 - Learning Objectives

If you only remember THREE things today...

1. Mayan civilization lived in the Yucatan and Central America from 250-950 CE (or AD), abandoned many cities prior to Spanish arrival.

2. Mayan pyramids served as stone temples.

3. Mayans developed a 365-day calendar system.

Notes on nearpod.

DO NOT CLOSE QUIZIZZ!!
Open unit 3 journals, go to About the History - Latin America (Maya, Aztec/Mexica, and Inca) section.
One slide of notes today.
After copying notes, return here.

Draw

Using the map at the top of this link: https://timemaps.com/civilizations/mayan-civilization/

Draw the boundaries of the Maya civilization and color them in.

Hotspot

Now we will focus on a famous Mayan site.

Go to https://www.google.com/maps and search for: Chichén-Itzá

Click the point on the map that marks its correctd location.

Next, we will watch two short videos.

Video 1 is a 360 video. I will play this with sound on the projector, but you are all encouraged to watch it muted on your Chromebooks. The video lets you move the camera around by clicking and dragging (or using the arrows in the top-left). It is a brief tour of Chichen-Itza.
The second video shows a brief glimpse of how Chichen-Itza was thought to have looked in ancient times.

EdPuzzle

We will watch a short EdPuzzle about Chichen-Itza's history.
Click the link for your class to join:
1st period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65401de9230a1c40356dd867/watch
2nd period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65401de92578943fcae449db/watch
3rd period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65401de909fbaf4034efc7f5/watch
5th period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65401de9e28aae401a9bfcb8/watch
7th period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65401de95df7933ff532a28c/watch

Categorize

Options (6)

Southern highlands included Guatemala

Lowlands include parts of Mexico

Accurate astronomical observations were superior to other civilizations of the time

Developed a calendar similar to modern 365 day calendar

Resembled ancient Egyptians

Referred to as "hieroglyps"

Use the link below to drag the answer choices into the correct category:

https://timemaps.com/civilizations/mayan-civilization/

The only sections you need to read from the article are the same ones that correspond to category names below.

Read those sections and drag the choices that belong in those categories.

Geography

Mathematics

Writing and Literacy