The Americas Before Columbus Study Guide PDF
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This document is a study guide for students on the civilizations of the Americas before Columbus. It includes sections for Economics, Social Structures, Political Systems, and Environmental concerns using the acronym ESPN. It seems to focus on asking questions about each category, like 'What impact did trade have?', which implies a focus on answering these questions through research.
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Name \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **[The Americas Before Columbus]** **Objective:** The student will be able to identify and describe the different native empires in the Americas before Columbus. **Remember these?** [ESPN] +-----------------------------------...
Name \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **[The Americas Before Columbus]** **Objective:** The student will be able to identify and describe the different native empires in the Americas before Columbus. **Remember these?** [ESPN] +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | E | **= Economics (money, currency, | | | trading, etc.)** | | | | | | What resources contributed to | | | their economic growth? | | | | | | What kind of economic system did | | | they use? | | | | | | How did people earn a living? | | | | | | What impact did trade have in the | | | development of their economy? | +===================================+===================================+ | S | **= Social (interactions, | | | language, religion, culture, | | | people, etc.)** | | | | | | What was the social structure of | | | this period? | | | | | | How were different groups | | | treated? (women, children, | | | citizens, slaves) | | | | | | Who was educated? Who was not | | | educated? | | | | | | What did the people of this | | | society value? | | | | | | What were the dominate religions? | | | | | | How did religion impact their | | | daily life? | | | | | | Were people tolerant of other | | | religions? | | | | | | What was the relationship between | | | religion and those in political | | | power? | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | P | **= Political (government, | | | laws, regulations, policies, | | | etc.)** | | | | | | Who had power? | | | | | | How did leaders get power to | | | govern? | | | | | | How did people or groups maintain | | | or keep power? | | | | | | How was power divided? | | | | | | What type of government was in | | | control? | | | | | | How were laws made? | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | N | **= Nature/ eNvironment (HEI, | | | physical geography)** | | | | | | Where is this place? | | | | | | What physical features are | | | prominent here? | | | | | | How did the climate affect the | | | lives of people here? | | | | | | How did the geography of this | | | place benefit the people here? | | | | | | How did geography limit people | | | here? | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Instructions:** Use the handouts found on CANVAS and the internet links for each civilization provided to complete the ESPN chart for each society. Once again, you will need three examples for each letter, and use a complete sentence for each one. **[The Mayans]** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | E | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +===================================+===================================+ | S | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | P | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | N | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **[The Aztecs]** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | E | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +===================================+===================================+ | S | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | P | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | N | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **[The Incas]** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | E | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +===================================+===================================+ | S | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | P | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | N | 1. | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | 3. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ In what 3 ways were these societies similar? 1. 2. 3. In what 3 ways were these societies different? 1. 2. 3. Which of these three societies were the most advanced, and what is your evidence? \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
