FYI Project: Maya, Aztec, or Inca by Annette Piguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8 Here are some suggestions for your final World History Project. Choose one of these projects for our unit of study of the ancient civilizations of the Americas. If you think of another project you would like to create, run the idea by me....... Projects are due May 27th. en-us 2015-02-11 20:49:44 UTC 2023-01-28 08:27:55 UTC hello@padlet.com http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/120853813.png Children's Storybook or Pop-Up Book apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453022 Create a  colorful children’s story book or pop-up book about the Maya, Aztec, or Inca. Include the geography, religion, accomplishements, political structure, economy, and society (daily life). Each page should have 2-3 sentences and a picture.  

]]> 2015-03-14 22:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453022 Aztec Religious Beliefs apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453043 Explain the religious beliefs (priests, human sacrifice, and the afterlife) and gods (Huitzilopochtli, Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Chicomecoatl) of the Aztec.

How: Sutori.com, Weebly, or Prezi



]]> 2015-03-14 22:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453043 Google Earth Tour apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453057 Create a Tour with Google Earth Tour Builder  that documents an archeologists  trip to Palenque, Chichen Itzá, Tikal, Tenotchitlán, Machu Picchu, and Cuzco. Include pictures and descriptions of the locations. 

]]> 2015-03-14 22:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453057 Video Summary apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453067 Group of 2-3 students create a 2-3 minute video that explains the geography, religion, accomplishments, political structure, economy, and society (daily life) of ancient Maya, Aztec, or Inca through pictures and your narration. 

]]> 2015-03-14 22:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453067 Myth, Legend, or Creation Story apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453155 Illustrate a myth, legend, or creation story of the Maya, Aztec, or Inca. Must include at least 8 pages or cartoon blocks with illustrations.

How: Sutori.com, Storyboard That, or PREZI

 

]]> 2015-03-14 22:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453155 Past and Present apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453277 Show the history of the ancient Maya, Aztec, or Inca  and their continuing influence in present day. Include their creation story, cities, social structure, achievements, what led to the collapse of their civilization, and how can we see their cultural influence in the world today. 

How: Sutori, Padlet, Prezi, or Poster.....

]]> 2015-03-14 22:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453277 Diarama apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453341 Use a shoebox or other box to create a 3-D display of a Mayan, Aztec or Inca city, village, or temple. 

Label important features of the place and explain what they are and why they were important. Tape explanation on back of box.

]]> 2015-03-14 22:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453341 Timeline apiguillem https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453399 Create a timeline to explain at least 10 historical events of the ancient cultures (Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca).  Include a picture and at least three sentences to explain each event on your timeline. 

How: Sutori.com or Poster

]]> 2015-03-14 22:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/53453399 ANCIENT CIVILIZATION https://padlet.com/apiguillem/l7wtd5h74au8/wish/833026411 Architecture
In fact, the cities built by these early cultures were some of South America’s first.
Engineering
The Inca were an incredible people. The Inca never invented the wheel.
Road System
Despite the geographic challenges, the Inca built cities high in the Andes and linked the cities with a network of roads and bridges.
Rope Suspension Bridge
If an enemy approached, the Inca could simply burn the bridges. 
Machu Picchu
 Between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean is a coastal desert 2000 miles long and 30 to 100 miles wide.
Terrace Farming
For example, in the steep mountains, people made terraces for farming.
Freeze Drying Food
The Inca civilization began in the second largest mountain range in the world the Andes Mountains.

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