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Arielle Percer - Lecture Notes Unit 5 Lesson 5 - 7th Grade - Mesoamerica Nicoll
Arielle Percer - Lecture Notes Unit 5 Lesson 5 - 7th Grade - Mesoamerica Nicoll
Ms. Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 5: Lesson 5
It can tell you about the culture’s daily life and how they
went about it. It tells people their resources, how
Critical Thinking connected they were with their religion, how focussed
Question Answer: on architecture, needs, time period, what they believed
was beautiful, how they captured the world, what they
appreciated, view of others, and languages.
The Mayas
Educators, philosophers, artists, medicine, science,
engineering, monumental architecture, temples,
observatories, advanced calendars based on astronomy,
Same sun, moon, stars, plants, solstices, and all architecture
had significant ways of highlighting solstices
(shadow/shade/holes) and equinoxes - a monument
would be highlighted.
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Ms. Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 5: Lesson 5
The Aztecs
Educators, philosophers, artists, medicine, science,
engineering, monumental architecture, temples,
observatories, advanced calendars based on astronomy,
Same sun, moon, stars, plants, solstices, and all architecture
had significant ways of highlighting solstices
(shadow/shade/holes) and equinoxes - a monument
would be highlighted.
The Incas
Educators, philosophers, artists, medicine, science,
engineering, monumental architecture, temples,
observatories, advanced calendars based on astronomy,
Same sun, moon, stars, plants, solstices, and all architecture
had significant ways of highlighting solstices
(shadow/shade/holes) and equinoxes - a monument
would be highlighted.
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Ms. Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 5: Lesson 5
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