2. Do Now: In Warm-Up Box 3 use the word bank to fill in
each of the blanks (write the whole paragraph on your
warm up along with the answer)
There are three ______________ groups Word Bank
of people we have learned about. The
Olmec are an example of a Rainforest
____________, and spread their culture Human Sacrifice
to the Maya and the Aztecs. The Maya Cultural Hearth
lived in the _____________ and
practiced ________________ farming. Mesoamerican
The Aztecs lived on Polytheistic
__________________. They grew their Slash and Burn
crops using ____________________ or
Chinampas
rafts from growing plants. All of these
people were ______________and Lake Texcoco
believed in __________________.
3. Entrance Procedure
Essential Question: How was Inca society both
similar and different to our own way of life?
Look at the two pictures below. Make a list for each
picture with all the words that you think of when you
see the picture.
4. Essential Question and Big Goal
Essential Question: How was Inca society both similar
and different to our own way of life?
Big Goal: Often, the movies we see and the books we
read present people in a generalized way. Today we
are going to continue learning about ancient Latin
American civilizations and how advanced these
societies actually were.
21st Century Skill: Global citizenship
5. An Overview of the Inca Empire
Discovery Education video: Peru’s Past (5 minutes)
Copy down three things about Inca society you find
interesting or surprising in your journal
Share-out!
6. Group Work: Foldable!
Inca Empire Government Create the foldable to the left!
#1 Summarize each of the
categories in your own words
on the foldable.
HINT: Focus on understanding
Organization Farming
bolded words in the reading.
#2 After summarizing, draw a
picture to remind yourself of
the information you read
#3 Write one sentence
describing why this part of
Incan life was important.
7. Class Share-Out!!
Then, Time to Practice!!
Work with a partner on Life in the Inca Empire to
use primary sources to make connections about what
we just learned!
Raise your hand if you have any questions!
You will finish this as a homework assignment…so
work hard while you have class time!!
