Societies of the Societies of the AmericasAmericasChapter 1 Chapter 1

Section 1Section 1

I.I. The First People In The First People In AmericaAmerica

A.A. Mystery of MigrationMystery of Migration

Migration To The Migration To The Americas Americas (1:13)(1:13)

II. The Rise of II. The Rise of CivilizationsCivilizations

A.A. The Growth of Complex The Growth of Complex SocietiesSocieties

B.B. Early Civilizations FallEarly Civilizations Fall

Comparing SocietiesComparing Societies

SedentarySedentary SemisedentarySemisedentary NonsedentaryNonsedentary

FoodFood Large-scale Large-scale farmingfarming

Farming and Farming and huntinghunting

Hunter-gatherersHunter-gatherers

SettlementsSettlements Large citiesLarge cities Small villagesSmall villages No permanent No permanent settlementsettlement

PopulationPopulation >1,000,000>1,000,000 >100<10,000>100<10,000 <100<100

GovernmentGovernment Political Political leaders leaders enforceenforce laws, taxeslaws, taxes

Some political Some political leaders to leaders to enforceenforce laws, laws, taxestaxes

No political No political leaders, laws, or leaders, laws, or taxestaxes

The Rise and Fall of the The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Aztec (6:04)(6:04)

The Inca Empire The Inca Empire (2:55)(2:55)

The Anasazi Pueblo The Anasazi Pueblo Bonito Bonito (5:45)(5:45)

Early Native American Early Native American LifeLifeAnimated HistoryAnimated History

What does this image fo the What does this image fo the market and its environment market and its environment tell you about the size and tell you about the size and culture of Tenochitlán?culture of Tenochitlán?

How did merchants bring their How did merchants bring their goods to market?goods to market?

Why do you think the Aztecs Why do you think the Aztecs built their capital city on an built their capital city on an island?island?

How are Tenochitlán and How are Tenochitlán and Mexico city alike?Mexico city alike?

Journal EntryJournal Entry

Suppose (imagine) Suppose (imagine) that you have entered that you have entered Tenochitlán for the first Tenochitlán for the first time. Write a first-time. Write a first-hand account of your hand account of your impressions.impressions.

Include the following:Include the following: How you got thereHow you got there What you seeWhat you see What impressed you the What impressed you the

mostmost

Chapter 1 Section 1 Chapter 1 Section 1 AssessmentAssessment

Essential Question: Which type of society, Essential Question: Which type of society, sedentary, semi-sedentary, or non-sedentary, semi-sedentary, or non-sedentary, was the most advantageous?sedentary, was the most advantageous?

What were the methods of providing What were the methods of providing food for the society?food for the society?

What relationships did each society type What relationships did each society type have with their neighbors?have with their neighbors?

How did each society interact with the How did each society interact with the natural environment?natural environment?

What types of rules and leaders did What types of rules and leaders did each group have?each group have?

Sedentary

Semi-sedentary

Non-sedentary

Introduction/Hook

Conclusion

Evidence #1+

Analysis

Evidence #2+

Analysis

Critical Claim

Paragraph Structure

Introduction: simple and Introduction: simple and direct openings are best direct openings are best

A.A. A direct A direct statement of fact statement of fact        

B.B. A statement intended to A statement intended to startle the readerstartle the reader with its with its bluntness or frankness: bluntness or frankness: STRONG OPINIONSTRONG OPINION

C.C. A A questionquestion or series of or series of questionsquestions

D.D. Tell a real Tell a real storystory

IntroductionHOOK

Introduction: simple and Introduction: simple and direct openings are best direct openings are best

A direct statement of fact:A direct statement of fact: "I underwent, during the "I underwent, during the

summer I became fourteen, summer I became fourteen, a profound religious crisis."a profound religious crisis."----James Baldwin, "Letter from James Baldwin, "Letter from a Region in My Mind." a Region in My Mind."        

A statement intended to startle A statement intended to startle the reader with its bluntness or the reader with its bluntness or frankness: frankness: "Lie detectors lie.""Lie detectors lie."--Jonathan --Jonathan

Kwitney, "The Dirty Little Kwitney, "The Dirty Little Secret of Lie Detectors." Secret of Lie Detectors."        

Introduction

Introduction: simple and Introduction: simple and direct openings are best direct openings are best

A question or series of questionsA question or series of questions:: "How does the mind work? To answer that "How does the mind work? To answer that

question we must look at some of the work question we must look at some of the work performed by the mind."performed by the mind."--Noam Chomsky, --Noam Chomsky, "Language and the Mind." "Language and the Mind."        

An authentic illustrative anecdote:An authentic illustrative anecdote: "Someone said recently to an old black lady "Someone said recently to an old black lady

from Mississippi, whose legs had been badly from Mississippi, whose legs had been badly mangled by local police who arrested her for mangled by local police who arrested her for 'disturbing the peace,' that the civil rights 'disturbing the peace,' that the civil rights movement was dead, and asked, since it was movement was dead, and asked, since it was dead what she thought about it. The old lady dead what she thought about it. The old lady replied, hobbling out of his presence on her replied, hobbling out of his presence on her cane, that the civil rights movement was like cane, that the civil rights movement was like herself, 'if it's dead it shore ain't ready to lay herself, 'if it's dead it shore ain't ready to lay down!'"down!'"--Alice Walker, "The Civil Rights --Alice Walker, "The Civil Rights Movement: What Good Was It?" Movement: What Good Was It?"

Introduction

Critical ClaimCritical Claim

A.A. Take a Take a clear positionclear position

B.B. Give at least Give at least twotwo reasons or reasons or evidenceevidence to support your to support your positionposition

C.C. Example:Example:________ society is the most ________ society is the most

advantageous because advantageous because ________ and ___________.________ and ___________.

Introduction

Critical Claim

Critical ClaimCritical Claim

The Japanese subway is __________ The Japanese subway is __________ because __________ and _________.because __________ and _________.

Evidence + AnalysisEvidence + Analysis

EvidenceEvidence Facts that support Facts that support

your claim.your claim.

AnalysisAnalysis Helps the reader Helps the reader

understand the understand the evidence.evidence.

““This is important This is important because….”because….”

Evidence #1 +

Analysis

Evidence #2 +

Analysis

Strategies for writing Strategies for writing effective conclusionseffective conclusions

A.A. Make a useful Make a useful analogyanalogy or or comparisoncomparison. .        

B.B. Suggest Suggest actionsactions that that the the reader should takereader should take..

A.A. Speculate about Speculate about future future implicationsimplications..

B.B. Sum up your Sum up your feelingsfeelings..

Conclusion

Introduction/Hook

Conclusion

Evidence #1+

Analysis

Evidence #2+

Analysis

Critical Claim

Paragraph Structure

Essential Question:Essential Question: Which type of society, Which type of society, sedentary, semi-sedentary, semi-sedentary, or non-sedentary, or non-sedentary, was the sedentary, was the most advantageous?most advantageous?