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4 Civilizations

The document provides instructions for an activity where students will identify the locations of the Inca, Maya, Olmec, and Aztec empires on a map. They will also describe the religions, sciences, declines, and cultures of each civilization. Finally, students will create a single timeline noting the beginning and end dates of the four civilizations. Links are provided for research on the geography, religions, calendars, technologies, and reasons for decline of each empire.

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4 Civilizations

The document provides instructions for an activity where students will identify the locations of the Inca, Maya, Olmec, and Aztec empires on a map. They will also describe the religions, sciences, declines, and cultures of each civilization. Finally, students will create a single timeline noting the beginning and end dates of the four civilizations. Links are provided for research on the geography, religions, calendars, technologies, and reasons for decline of each empire.

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Aztec, Maya, Olmec, and Incas

Goals of the Activity


During this activity, you will complete the following tasks:
_____1. On the map provided, you will identify where the Incan, Maya, Olmec, and Aztec empires were located.
_____2. You will also describe the religion, science, decline, and culture of each civilization.
_____3. You will create a timeline of the 4 civilizations noting the beginning and end of each civilization.
a. (This will be ONE timeline with all 4 civilizations on it, not 4 separate timelines).

Begin your webquest by using the links below to answer the questions and complete the tasks.

Begin your webquest here...


1. Geography: Use the map provided . . . .
• Identify where the Incan, Mayan, Olmec, and Aztec civilizations were located. Label them on the map!
o [Link]
o [Link]
• In what modern countries would you have found these civilizations? Label them on the map!
o [Link] (Maya and Aztec)
o [Link] (Inca)

2. Religions:
• Were these empires polytheistic or monotheistic?
o Name at least one god from each civilization. What they were the god of?
[Link] [Link]
! Aztec-

! Maya-

! Inca-

! Olmec -

• Why were the pyramids of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca built? What happened at each of the temples?
o [Link]
! Maya-

! Aztec-

! Inca-
The Aztec, Olmec, Maya, and Inca Empires
Aztecs: [Link] Click on a few of the links to help find your answers.
• What was the name of the Aztec capital/main city?

• Why did they build it where they did?

• Aztec Calendar- [Link]


o How many calendars and months did the Aztecs have? Explain each calendar

o How is their calendar alike and different from ours?

• Decline- [Link]
o Who was Hernando Cortez and how did he help bring about the end of the Aztec civilization?

Maya:

• Calendar- [Link]
o Discuss the Maya calendars. How accurate were they?

• Decline- [Link] (Watch the video and read the bottom of the article.)
o Do we know why the Maya civilization declined?

Olmec: [Link]

• BallGame- [Link]
o Explain the ballgame played by the Olmec.

• Decline- [Link]
o Do we know why the Olmec civilization declined? Explain

Inca: [Link]
• Who was Atahualpa?

• Who was Francisco Pizarro and how did he help bring about the end of the Incan civilization?

• Technology-
o Why were Inca roads so impressive? [Link]
o Did Incans write and keep records? [Link]

o What is Macchu Pichu and who “found it”? [Link]

3. Timeline:

• Use the following site to help develop your timeline. Remember, you will make ONE timeline that contains the start
and end date for each civilization. (ONLY 8 dates)

o [Link]

Use this space to create the civilization timeline.

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