As we explained in class,
America was a continent already populated, with highly developed civilizations
(in some cases, more than the European!). The most important were Incas,
Mayans and Aztecs. As usual, this activity could be done individually or in
groups (máximum, 4 students). Choose ONE of the main civilizations and prepare
a complete research about it for a posterior ORAL presentation (and, of course, all members of the team must speak).
The work (Sway, prezi or power
point) should have an extension of between 20 and 30 slides. Maps, drawings and
photographs may be included. This work will consist (at least) of the following
sections:
- Location (where the culture you are analyzing was based, what is its capital, with which countries it currently corresponds... A good idea is to add a map to your work)
- Social organization (who
was the leader, how was the government, were they city-states or formed an
empire? Were there social classes or were all citizens the same? There were
slaves?...) and economy (what products did they grow? What kind of
craftsmanship did they make? What was sold in the markets? Etc.)
- Religion and Art: What were the main
gods? What were the temples like? And the ceremonies?... A good idea is to
include a photo of a temple, a sculpture ... And don't forget to talk about
human sacrifice!
- Opinion of all members of the group about the work.
- Webgraphy & Credits (i.e. which section each member of the group has done).
Of course, here you have some first useful links for starting your duties:
Chilean Museum of
Pre-Columbian Art
Map&timeline (video, 13 minutes)
General overview, by Khan Academy (video, 7 minutes)
About the Mayans (by AcademiaPlay). Remember to include
the Ball Game. You can also watch a video about the Mayan city of Chichen Itza.
About the Aztecs. The conquest (by AcademiaPlay) and another video about the sanctuary of Tenochtitlan.
About the Incas. Your video
is a little longer (7 minutes). Do not forget to talk about the sanctuary of Machu Pichu (by AcademiaPlay).
Once the work is completed,
you will have to send it by email to acarriles@educa.jcyl.es
