Ms. Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 5: Lesson 1 

Name: JOSH LIPMAN

Date: 2/14/18

Class: ☆7th Grade - Medieval World History☆

 
Slides and Notes 
Slide Student Notes

Title  ☆MesoAmerica☆
Discuss the differences between the Incan, Mayan,
Goal 
and Aztec civilizations.

The Olmec  
Civilization  Earliest known major civiation

Date  1500 BCE - 400 BCE

Population  Flourished - circa 2500 BCE

Quetzalcoatl - feathered snake dragon - carried on to

Religion   further civilizations.

The Mayans  
Date  200 - 900 CE

Location  Mexico, Guatemala, Yucatan Peninsula, Belize

Hieroglyphics Writing
Astronomy
Calendar
Achievements 
Mathematics
Team Sports
Step Pyramids

The Incas  
Date  120 - 1532 CE

 
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Location  Andes Region, Peru, Ecuador, Chile

Machu Picchu
Highway System
Achievements 
Temple of the Sun
Efficient Central Government

The Aztecs  
Date  1345 - 1521 CE

Mexican basin, The Aztec, Capital (Tenochtitlan) is

Location 
present day Mexico City

Historical Codices
Monetary System, Surgical Advances
Achievements 
Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
Coyolxauhqui Stone

Additional Information 

Maya  
Extra Researched Fact:
(Click ONE link in 
this category and 
give one detail 
more.) 

Inca 
Extra Researched Fact:
(Click ONE link in 
this category and 
give one detail 
more.) 

Aztec 
Extra Researched Fact:
(Click ONE link in 
this category and 
give one detail 
more.) 

Videos 

Inca   Video Summary:

(Watch this video, 
answer the 
questions/quiz, and 

 
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Ms. Diane Nicoll 7th Grade History Unit 5: Lesson 1 

give a short 
summary to the 
right using about 3 
sentences.) 

Maya 
(Watch this video,  Video Summary:
answer the 
questions/quiz, and 
give a short 
summary to the 
right using about 3 
sentences.) 

Aztec 
(Watch this video, 
answer the  Video Summary:
questions/quiz, and 
give a short 
summary to the 
right using about 3 
sentences.) 
 

 
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