Mesoamerican Civilizations Power-Point Presentation Bundle

An in-depth examination of the three major civilizations of Mesoamerica: the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec civilizations from 1500 BC to 1521 AD covering Geography, Religion, Agriculture, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure.

Explore three of the greatest ancient civilizations found in the Americas. Located in the jungles of Central America and the highland desert of Mexico, the Olmec, Maya and Aztec civilizations changed their world and left unforgettable legacies in agriculture, architecture, astronomy, mathematics, recreational sports, and religion. Come discover these civilizations that not even mother nature has been able to erase.

The presentation is geared towards middle and high school students. Successfully vetted by over 200 middle school students. This is a fantastic presentation that actively engages students in questioning, reflection, dialog, and writing. Lesson presentation includes frequent opportunities for the students to discuss various topics and to parlay the eight writing opportunities either into a report or an essay. Hyperlinks have been included in the Table of Contents to make it easy to return to where you left off in the lecture the next day. I have included the notes I use for teaching this unit. If you click on the Presenter’s Screen, notes will appear on 227 of the slides.

A sample excerpt from this presentation Ancient Maya Beauty Secrets is available as a free download.

Included:

-PDF slide show presentations

-PowerPoint Shows with ELA Common Core and History Standards

-PowerPoint Shows without History or Common Core standards

1 20 question quiz

1 set of color vocabulary posters and flashcards

1 PDF Meso-American Supplemental Resources

Product format:

PowerPoint Show made in Microsoft 10

Features include: slide sorter, laser pointer, digital pen, high lighter, and presenter’s notes. This makes it possible to add or highlight notes directly onto the slides. It is possible to check out these features on the preview, by right clicking on the screen. A tool box will appear so that you can experiment with the various tools. *presentation is not for editing.

*Due to copyright piracy, all of Ms. Amy’s Lessons are not editable. This means that it is both difficult and time consuming to alter the presentations.

Table of Contents:

History Presentations on Meso-America 340 slides

Migration to the Americas

--Geography

--Migration Patterns

Prehistory of Mesoamerica

--Agriculture

The Olmec Civilization

--Geography

--Cities

--Architecture

--Social Structure

--trade

--Artwork

--Religion

--legacies

Mayan Civilization

--Geography

-- Agriculture

-- Architecture

--Social Structure

--Math

--Writing

--Astronomy

--Calendars

--Religion

--Ballgames

Mayan Beauty Secrets

The Aztec Civilization

--Geography

--Agriculture

--Architecture

--Calendars

--Social structure

--Religion

--Conquistadors

Color Academic Vocabulary Posters and Flashcards

56 slides & 40 pages

20 Questions on the Aztec, Inca, Maya and Olmec Civilizations (answer key included)

41 slides

Contents:

9 PowerPoint Show Presentations

-with Common Core and History Standards

-without Common Core and History Standards

9 PDF presentations

1 set of vocabulary posters and flashcards along with a PowerPoint Show version for whole class presentation

1 pre/post quiz on the civilizations of Meso-America

1 print copy of the questions & answer key for Meso-America and Inca Standards' Based Review Questions.

340 slides

227 slides w/ presenter’s notes

100 different photos

25 academic vocabulary and concept slides

agriculture, astronomy, astronomer, astrology, domesticate, domestication, cacao, chinampas, codices/codex, glyph, maize, Mesoamerica, mural, palanquin, rite/ritual, sacbe/sacbeob, sacrifice, slash-and-burn, stela/stelae, tell, terrace, tumpline

17 interactive child friendly websites on the Aztecs and Mayan

13 Common Core State History Standards

-5 specific for Mesoamerica

-2 specific for Mesolithic and Neolithic

-3 historic analysis

-7 goals of knowledge

7 English Language Arts Common Core Standards

-4 reading for literacy in History / Social Studies

-1 Speaking and Listening Skills

-2 Writing for literacy in History / Social Studies

29 standard based questions w/ answers in the presentation

20 pre/post quiz standard based questions on the Aztec, Inca, Maya and Olmec

1 Analogy with guided practice

12 maps

20 pair share and class discussions

19 writing opportunities

-8 full paragraphs

6 Graphic Organizers

-Brainstorming

-Chart (Numbers & glyphs)

-T Chart

-Tri Column graph

-Pyramid (social class)

-Venn diagram

Slides are organized by color and icons for quick association.

Each history presentation of over 20 slides, has a hyper-linked Table of Contents.

Duration:

3 weeks (it depends on how much time is given for the discussions and the writing opportunities.)

Prehistory of Mesoamerica

Olmec Civilization PowerPoint Show

Mayan History PowerPoint Presentation

The Aztec Civilization PowerPoint Show

Much of the geography and agriculture information stays the same because the Aztec, Maya and Olmec civilizations were located so closely together. So in recognition of that, I have deducted from the cost of the Bundle all duplicated slides; too many people only buy pieces and it wasn't fair to not give you a substantial discount.

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© 2014 Ms. Amy's Lessons revised 2021 This purchase is for you and your classroom. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.