The First Americans

The Incan city of Machu Picchu.

Incase you missed it yesterday or where just missed yesterday... page down to the entry for Monday, Jan. 2 and double check that you have the schedule written down. Both cores of have a quiz during the second half of class tomorrow.

Drop you reading notes from 11.2 & 11.3. Today you'll be using those notes to create a brochure or flyer explaining "the big three" of the ancient Americas (Aztecs, Incans, & Mayans).

Step one: Read and take notes of 11.2 & 11.3.

Two Mayan cups with ink drawings.

Step two: Choose a template from the pages templates that you want to redesign to showcase "the big three"

Step three: Change the text of the template to explain about each of the civilizations Aztecs, Incans, & Mayans...
For each civilization you need to include its location with map, how did it rise/start, what its political structure was, how its society was structured, what about its culture (writing, art, sports, architecture) was interesting or important, and how did it fall/end.
Step four: Replace the stock images with compelling images of the civilizations.

Step five: Add a bibliography of where you got your information AND images from
(Your textbook's citation should be: Spielvogel, Jackson J. Glencoe World History. New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print.)

A sculpture of the Aztec deity Xochipilli. 

Step six: Proofread your document

Step seven: Drop your finished product in my dropbox