Friday Jan 26, 2018

Classwork: Today we debriefed the Role play from yesterday.

Then we did a partner work activity of understanding 16 various achievements of the Inca Empire.  Students learned about:

1. stone architecture
2. mummification
3. road work
4. suspension bridges
5. pottery
6. weaving
7. domesticated animals
8. gold work
9. quipu's 
10. potato cultivation
11. agricultural technology
12. surgery
13. music
14. reed rafts
15. hunting

Homework: Discuss with your parents the Role Game activity or what you learned with your partner from doing today's station work

Thursday Jan 25, 2018

Classwork: Today we did a role play of the Inca Empire.  Roles and Stations given were:

Sapa Inca
Governors
Quarter Masters
House of the Chosen Women
Re-Education Center

Students were divided up into groups with a particular role to play.  Quarters had to make a choice as to whether surrender to the Incas or fight them.  Each brought a consequence

Homework: Discuss with your parents what you learned from this role play.

Wednesday Jan 24, 2018

Classwork: We finished the PowerPoint Notes for the Inca Empire

Discussion Points:
Geography of the Inca
Llama importance
Length of the Empire
Pachacuti- First leader of the Incas who ruled differently than most warlords
Collection of taxes and how the Incas used them on their people
Political or Social Pyramid.  Who is at the top, who is in the middle, and who is at the bottom.
Importance of the Sapa Inca and the Nobles.
Atahualpa and Huascar and the 6 year civil war

Homework: Please discuss what taxes are and how they are used.

Tuesday Jan 23, 2018

Classwork: Power Point notes for the Inca civilization

Discussion revolved around political hierarchy, nobles, Sapa Inca, peasants, and merchants

Monday January 22, 2018

Classwork: with the 2 hour delay we barely started the Power Point notes for the Inca civilization