The end of the Maya

Today we will complete our study guide of ch 14 which covered the early Americas. Tomorrow we will play our review game and our test will be on wednesday. If your child is absent today here are the review questions that you can help them complete and study before wednesday. The completed study guide is due tomorrow, tuesday April 29th.

Ch 14 – The Americas
Study Guide

1. Who were the first people to arrive in the Americas?

2. Where is Mesoamerica?

3. What were the main sources of food for the early Americans?

4. What impact did farming have on early people’s lives?

5. Why are the Olmec considered a complex civilization?

6. What is the period called when the Maya spread throughout the Yucatan Peninsula?

7. What types of buildings did the Maya build?

8. Why were conflicts and wars between Mayan cities so common?

9. Why was the temple in the city of Palenque built?

10. What did cities hope to gain from fighting with other cities?

11. List the theories that explain why the Maya declined.

12. The Lower Class of Maya spent their time doing what?

13. List the duties of the Lower Class of Mayans.

14. What group of Maya held the lowest social class?

15. What important religious ability did the Maya believe their Kings had?

16. How did the Maya usually supply their Gods with blood?

17. What is the significance of Mayan cities and sculptures?

18. How was Maya writing similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics?

19. How did the Maya create records of their culture?

20. What is the significance of the Popol Vuh?

21. How did Maya rulers maintain control over society?

22. What did Mayan Gods need to prevent disaster?

The Americas

This week we began our study of the Americas. We covered the Olmec civilization yesterday and we began our study of the Maya today. Students completed several IVF statements relating to the reading and engaged in lively discussion regarding the social classes of the Maya. No homework this week, only the in classwork and discussions. Current events tomorrow!

Benchmark 3

We finished the benchmark study guide today and will play a review game tomorrow. The benchmark will be thursday after current events.

Test Today, Current Event Names For After Spring Break

Today's test will be open book on ch 13, and these are the names for students giving current events on the thursday after we get back from the spring break. Have a wonderful week off!

Per 1
Jacob Hosmer
Eugenia Ji
Jake Kosdondy
Alexah Leamons

Per 3
Stephanie Klein
Michelle LaFarge
Vanessa Macias
Kevin Marin


Per 6
Nicholas Sauer
Allison Sherman
Emma Sluiter
Isabella Solorzano

Test Tomorrow on Scientific Revolution

In order to keep the information fresh in our minds before the break, we will be testing on ch 13 tomorrow instead of waiting until after the break. This won't give us time to play a review game or complete a study guide. Please remind your students to review the classwork on this chapter tonight. I will allow students to use their book in class during the test, so this will be our first open book test of the year.