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Students find the United States on a world map and review North and South America on the map and discuss Inca way of life and compare certain aspects of it to their own lives. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore pictures of various artifacts discovered from the Inca civilization. They draw or recreate one artifact and present it to the class, sharing what the artifact reveals about the Inca culture. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the geography of the Inca Empire and consider how geography affected the Inca way of life, from government to agriculture to transportation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore how the Inca communicated across the bast stretches of their mountain realm. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how the Inca communicated over large distances. They locate the Inca Empire on a map, define key vocabulary terms, play the game, 'telephone,' and create a quipu to show the year they were born. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study the development of the Aztec and Inca civilizations. They focus on their geography, government, religion, society, and achievements. Students compare/contrast these areas of both civilizations. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the early civilizations of Central and South America. After examining hand-crafted objects, they discuss the craftsmanship of the Inca and how they used geometric shapes and symbols in their art. They draft a design for a mask of their own using what they gathered about the Inca. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate how the Inca Indians communicated across the vast stretches of their mountain realm, that was the largest empire of the pre-industrial world. The job of the courier is the focus of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss Inca rebellion. They research and report on the Inca uprising from the point of view of either the conquistadors or the Incas. Students write a short essay on whether or not this uprising and bloody clash of cultures could have been avoided. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the problems Inca engineers faced in building a royal retreat at Machu Picchu's site. They use a contour map to discover what challenges the builders faced due to the physical features of the land. Full Review »