MESOAMERICAN CULTURES
(CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA)

Designed by
Carol Rael

INTRODUCTION

This lesson was developed as a project for La Plaza and the Questa School District with  the purpose of developing WEB Pages to complement  classroom instruction.  Students will become familiar with a variety of  aspects relevant to Mesoamerican cultures.

CONTENT AREA AND GRADE LEVEL

This lesson is intended to familiarize students of  Spanish  with the Meso-American Indians, early inhabitants of Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America.  The lesson may serve 9th through 12th grade students.  The students will select and compare particular categories.

CURRICULUM STANDARDS

OUTCOMES

Students are to prepare a one-page report in Spanish comparing and contrasting a category of their choice regarding the Meso-American Indians.   The students will have a week to complete research and two days to type reports.
 



TO THE STUDENT:    You will be selecting a category from table 2.  The category you select should be of particular interest to you.  Using the Web resources provided,  any new sites you may discover, as well as classroom information, you will compare and contrast your selected category in each of the three cultures shown in the Cultures table. Include one graphic in your report which is relevant to your selected category. (Note:Since there are limited sites listed, feel free to discover  new  informative sites and include in reference section with an *.)

    Particulars:    Introductory Paragraph-What will you be presenting?
                         Paragraph 1-First point
                         Paragraph 2-Second point
                         Paragraph 3-Third point
                        Conclusion-What did you present?
                        Reference Page-Must have at least three references listed

RESOURCES

    CULTURES

Incas  Virtual Reality Education Foundation - Indian Bibliography
http://www.verge.org/indian.html
http://www.geocities.com/thens/Olympus/4844/tupac_amaru.html
Mayans http://www.verge.org/indian.html
*http://mars.cropsoil.uga.edu/trop.ag/the_mata.htm
Aztecs  http://www.verge.org/indian.html

CATEGORIES

Select one category to compare and contrast.

language http://www.ancient sites.com/~Tiki_Inca/language.htm/
architecture http://ckecko.icp.net.pe/peru/cusco/machupicu.html
http://www.i2i_2000.com/~persei/mexico!/text/042.html
religion  http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/%7Eisk/stories/myths.html
 htt://www.azteccalendar.com/introduction
mythology  http://www.azteccalendar.com/introduction.html/
 http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/%7Eisk/stories/myths.html
 http://www.astro.uva.nl/~michielb/maya/calendar.html
leaders http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4844/tupac_amaru.html
 http://www.execpc.com/~urbanlee/MayaWelcome.html
medicine http://www.ancientsites.com/~Tiki_Inca/cuzco.html#medicine
 http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/food/plant.html
culture
     art  http://www.artemaya.com

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