State Standards:
5.1.1 Identify and describe early cultures and settlements that existed in North America prior to contact with Europeans.
5.1.3 Compare and contrast historic Indian groups of the West, Southwest, Northwest, Arctic and sub-Arctic, Great Plains, and Eastern Woodlands regions at the beginning of European exploration in the late fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries.
5.3.4 Identify Native American Indian and colonial settlements on maps and explain the reasons for the locations of these places.
5.1.1 Identify and describe early cultures and settlements that existed in North America prior to contact with Europeans.
5.1.3 Compare and contrast historic Indian groups of the West, Southwest, Northwest, Arctic and sub-Arctic, Great Plains, and Eastern Woodlands regions at the beginning of European exploration in the late fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries.
5.3.4 Identify Native American Indian and colonial settlements on maps and explain the reasons for the locations of these places.
Links to create Google documents:
Recommended Brain Pop clips:
+Mesoamerica: Where Ancient Cultures Became Hip
+Aztec: Unite and Conquer
+Maya Civilization
+Mesoamerica: Where Ancient Cultures Became Hip
+Aztec: Unite and Conquer
+Maya Civilization
Chapter 1 Life in the Western Hemisphere
Vocabulary:
Lesson 1 Migration to the Americas
1. Ice Age
2. glacier
3. migrate
4. theory
5. artifact
6. archaeologist
Lesson 2 Early American Cultures
7. ceremony
8. mesa
9. drought
Lesson 3 The Rise of Empires
10. civilization
11. surplus
12. specialize
13. pyramid
14. empire
15. tribute
16. slavery
Chapter 1 Study Guide
Lesson 1 Migration to the Americas
1. What caused the glaciers to form?
2. Why do you think that early people migrated to America?
3. Why did early people make temporary homes instead of permanent dwellings?
4. Why were bones and stones used as tools?
Lesson 2 Early American Cultures
5. Why do you think that the Mound Builders chose to settle on land to the east of the Mississippi River?
6. Make an inference. What evidence leads us to believe that the Mound Builders were well organized?
7. Find the evidence in the text. How do we know that trade was important to the Mound Builders?
8. How were the Anasazi able to farm in the arid climate of the Four Corners region?
9. Describe a mesa.
10. Why did the Anasazi build their homes under cliffs?
11. Define a kiva.
12. How did the kayak help the Inuit survive in their environment?
Lesson 3 The Rise of Empires
13. The Mayan farmers were successful. How did this help the culture advance?
14. In what other areas were the Maya successful?
15. Why did the government of Mexico decide to place the eagle, cactus, and snake on their flag?
16. How did the Aztecs create more land for farming?
17. How did the Aztecs create their empire?
Vocabulary:
Lesson 1 Migration to the Americas
1. Ice Age
2. glacier
3. migrate
4. theory
5. artifact
6. archaeologist
Lesson 2 Early American Cultures
7. ceremony
8. mesa
9. drought
Lesson 3 The Rise of Empires
10. civilization
11. surplus
12. specialize
13. pyramid
14. empire
15. tribute
16. slavery
Chapter 1 Study Guide
Lesson 1 Migration to the Americas
1. What caused the glaciers to form?
2. Why do you think that early people migrated to America?
3. Why did early people make temporary homes instead of permanent dwellings?
4. Why were bones and stones used as tools?
Lesson 2 Early American Cultures
5. Why do you think that the Mound Builders chose to settle on land to the east of the Mississippi River?
6. Make an inference. What evidence leads us to believe that the Mound Builders were well organized?
7. Find the evidence in the text. How do we know that trade was important to the Mound Builders?
8. How were the Anasazi able to farm in the arid climate of the Four Corners region?
9. Describe a mesa.
10. Why did the Anasazi build their homes under cliffs?
11. Define a kiva.
12. How did the kayak help the Inuit survive in their environment?
Lesson 3 The Rise of Empires
13. The Mayan farmers were successful. How did this help the culture advance?
14. In what other areas were the Maya successful?
15. Why did the government of Mexico decide to place the eagle, cactus, and snake on their flag?
16. How did the Aztecs create more land for farming?
17. How did the Aztecs create their empire?
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Activities
Ice Age/Large Mammal Hunters
The Mound Builders
Anasazi Ruins:
Please examine this amazing collection of photos and videos of Anasazi ruins. Note that these ruins are called "Aztec" ruins. These structures were not built by the Aztec. The Anasazi constructed them.
Please examine this amazing collection of photos and videos of Anasazi ruins. Note that these ruins are called "Aztec" ruins. These structures were not built by the Aztec. The Anasazi constructed them.
Here is another example of an ancient culture for the desert Southwest. This might be something that you would like to try at home.
Images of Cliff Dwellings
The Aztec Empire
The Mayan Empire
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The Incan Empire