Inca Empire Introduction
What do you know about the civilization in Perú conquered by
the Spanish Conquistadors?
Did you know that certain epidemics also contributed to
its destruction?
INCAEMPIRE
1. Using WordArt or a textbox, label the following:o Capital Cityo Atlantic Oceano Pacific Oceano Caribbean Sea
2. Locate where the Capital city would be located on the map and insert a STAR from autoshapes.
3. Color:o Capital star - red o Inca Empire - yellow
ARCHITECTURECreate a sensory figure for an Inca living in an Incan city. I see, I hear, I
feel, I smell, I taste…
ROADS AND BRIDGESUsing autoshapes, create a road sign advertising 3 positive aspects of an Incan
road.
AGRICULTUREMatch the labels with their items in the picture.
terrace aqueduct quinoa warehouse
COLLAPSE OF THE INCA EMPIRE
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Incas?
How many soldiers did the Incas have? Spanish?
Other than war, what caused the death of thousands of Incas?
Big Question
During this scavenger hunt, what did you learn about the Inca civilization
that you didn’t already know?
Aztec Empire Introduction
Did you know that they had no iron metals, so they had to use silver and
gold.
What do you know about the Aztecs?
What part of Latin America did they inhabit?
AZTECEMPIRE
1. Using WordArt or a textbox, label the following:o Capital Cityo Atlantic Oceano Pacific Oceano Caribbean Sea
2. Locate where the Capital city would be located on the map and insert a STAR from autoshapes.
3. Color:o Capital star - red o Aztec Empire -
yellow
CALENDAR
How many months in as Aztec year?
What do the pictures on the calendar represent?
How many days were in an Aztec month?
LANGUAGE
What language did the Aztecs speak?
RELIGION
Goddess of Water
Corn God
God of War
Click and drag the correct label with the Mayan God.
SCIENCEList 3 scientific innovations of Aztec
Society.
COLLAPSE OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Create a title and caption for the picture.
Big Question
During this scavenger hunt, what did you learn about the Aztec civilization
that you didn’t already know?
Mayan Empire Introduction
What do you know about the ancient civilization in Mexico?
Did you know the Spanish Conquistadors did not conquer
the Maya completely? There are Maya living in Mesoamerica
today.
MAYANEMPIRE
1. Using WordArt or a textbox, label the following:o Capital Cityo Atlantic Oceano Pacific Oceano Caribbean Sea
2. Locate where the Capital city would be located on the map and insert a STAR from autoshapes.
3. Color:o Capital star - red o Mayan Empire -
yellow
LANGUAGE
the skyan ahau (king) a housea childcity of Palenque
Click and drag the correct modern term with the Mayan glyph.
Were reading and writing considered important in Maya
society? What evidence supports your answer?
MATHEMATICSUsing the Mayan set of mathematic symbols, write your AGE in the red box.
CALENDARUsing autoshapes, draw picture representations of what
the Mayan calendar marked the movement of?
COLLAPSE OF MAYAN SOCIETYWhat do you think caused the collapse of the Mayan
society? Why?
Big Question During this scavenger hunt, what
did you learn about the Maya civilization that you didn’t already
know?
ConclusionCompare and contrast the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations.
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