Text Books Due

Students need to bring back their text books from home this week. We are still studying Ch 16, The Age of Exploration and have begun our look into the causes of American Slavery and how racism played into the economic need for slavery. No homework as students will not have books at home to use!

Age of Exploration

After Current Events we continued with our look at the factors that led to the increased desire of Europeans to explore the world around them. Questions at the end of Section were started, but are not required to be finished for homework allthough Per 3 is to complete #5 on page 451 for homework

The Last Unit!

To close out a wonderful year of World History, our last unit of study will be on the Age of Exploration. Today students received a map of the world and were instructed to draw and label the routes that 8 explorers took during this historical period. Countries of origin were included as were continents and oceans. Time and markers were provided in class to complete this assignment and students will have the chance to finish this in class tomorrow.

Test Monday

Thank you to all the parents who visited last night during open house! I had a wonderful time with all of you. The Ch 15 test is monday, and these are the names of students who have current events this coming thursday.

Per 1
Kaylene Brouwer
Adam Caron
Adara Cervantes
Emily Cid

Per 3
Wolf Tressler
Richard Turner
Donny Van Hoogmoed
Elijah Wilson


Per 6
Richard Garrison
Erika Gomez
Johnny Guitierrez
Rodrigo Herrera

Study Guide Today

Today we completed the study guide for ch 15, and students were told that it is due tomorrow. We will play our review game thursday and hopefully test on friday. Here is the study guide for students who missed today.

Chapter 15 – The Aztec and Inca Empires

Study Guide

1. Why were the sons of Aztec nobles sent to special schools?

2. What is a codex?

3. Describe the ceremony when an Aztec king was crowned.

4. What Inca ruler led a great expansion on the empire?

5. Describe the life of a lower-class Inca.

6. What is a major similarity between the Aztec and Inca religions?

7. Who led the conquistadors against the Inca Empire?

8. Why was the Inca road system important?

9. How were Inca stories passed to future generations?

10. Describe Inca buildings.

11. What was a community of Aztecs called?

12. What groups were the lowest class of people in the Aztec Empire?

13. Who were the first Aztecs?

14. How did the first Aztecs conquer the land around Lake Texcoco?

15. Describe Tenochtitlan before the Europeans arrived.

16. What were the 3 factors that led to the rise of the Aztecs?

17. What were the reasons that the Spanish came to the Americas?

18. What did the Spanish unknowingly bring that helped them conquer the Aztecs?

19. Why did Moctezuma II welcome Hernan Cortes?

20. Why did Native American tribes make alliances with Cortes?

21. How did Tenochtitlan’s location help the fall of the Aztec Empire?

22. How did horses help the Spanish conquer the Aztecs?

23. What was Machu Picchu?

College Week

Today in class we discussed the things the students look forward to most about college. I was able to tell some of my college experiences and even show some pictures. We will continue our study of the Inca this week, and a reminder that the typed essay on the Aztec Empire is due tomorrow.

New Current Event Names

Today we began our study of the Inca Empire as part of our study of the Native American Cultures. The essay students have been working on about the Aztec and Spanish will be due - typed - on tuesday of next week. These are the names of the students who have current events this thursday.

Per 1
Jessica Uyehara
Danielle Valenzuela
Micayla Wiener
John Balsamo

Per 3
Erik Shepherd
Amanda Small
Carmen Tovar
Tanner Thompson


Per 6
Calvin Dickenson
John Efseaff
Ulixes Flores
Aubrey Fox

IVF Statement Essay

Yesterday we took a pop quiz that scored our ability to create complete IVF statements from selected paragraphs from the text. Most students did exceptional. Today we took those IVF statements and along with the other statements we've created as a class the past week outlined an essay detailing either the rise or fall of the Aztec Empire. Students are not to complete the outline or the essay as homework, but will have plenty of time in class where we can peer edit the rough drafts.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo but studying how the first Spaniards came to Americas and conquered the Aztec Empire. Students took notes on Ch 15 section 2 and created IVF statements from selected paragraphs in the text. Current Events will be this thursday as we continue our study of the Aztecs and later this week the Inca Empire as well.

The Aztecs - Ch 15

Today we began our study of the Aztec empire. We also presented current events and an alarming number of students did not complete their current events. Please check the list below to see if your child is assigned a current event for the coming week.

Per 1
Aaron Raynor
Devyn Robledo
Jimmy Stewart
Becca Tannheimer

Per 3
Nicholas Rodia
Celina Rodriguez
Daniel Sanchez
Kylee Schmale

Per 6
Jonathan Cardenas
Juliana Cornejo
Gage Costaello
Summer Del Real