Ch+1+The+World+before+the+Opening+of+the+Atlantic+to+1500

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=[|View the first part of Mr. Peel's video on chapter 1]-8 for an overview of exciting events = //Sections in this chapter: // //Section 1: The Earliest Americans// //Section 2: Native American Cultures// //Section 3: Trading Kingdoms of West Africa// //Section 4: Europe before Transatlantic Travel// //Activity://

You will be creating a time line about this chapter.  See the Timeline page for resources.

Extra Credit Assignment: create a timeline about yourself so we all get to know you. This is 10 points.

Maps:
[|National Geographic: Ancient Americans] [|European Explorers - Map in Motion] [|Spanish Explorers 1513-1598 - Map in Motion] [|Maps and Games]

Web Sites:
[|Land Bridge Theory] [|American Indians Chronological Table] [|Ancient America] [|Social Studies for Kids: Ancient America] [|The world before the opening of the atlantic to]1500 [|The Field Museum: The Ancient Americas] [|Black Ancient Americans] [|Ancient Civilizations of the Incas, Aztec and Mayans] [|West African Empires] [|West African Trading Kingdoms] [|1000 years of West African Superpowers] [|How Stuff Works video: Mali Empire (watch out for the advertising clip in front)] [|Presentations in PowerPoint format for Ancient Civilizations: this site has a long list of civilizations we are studying] [|The Middle Ages] More sites about Indians You will have to use the web site's search widow to find more about Indians on some web pages

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[|Free PowerPoints on Ancient Greece]
Books: [|List of American Indian Books] Check out History.com and type in paleo-indians or early Indians in America [|Early Societies in Native American Cultures] [|Socrates] [|Socrates for kids] [|Ancient world in Greece] powerpoint [|Ancient Rome and Christianity] [|Middle Ages] [|"Would You Explore?" - Introduction Video to the Explorer Unit (1.5 minutes)] [|YouTube Documentary on American Indians] **Review:** [|Explorer Arcade Game] [|Hear the text as you read.] **Interactive Activities** ** [|Ancient Americans: hangman] **
 * Videos:**
 * [|Vocabulary flash cards] **

[|Create your own jeopardy game]

[|Early Civilizations]

 * [|Early Mesoamerican Civilizations] **
 * [|Mayas, Aztecs and Incas] **
 * [|The Maya] **
 * [|Aztecs] **


 * [|First Americans] **
 * [|Early Indians] **


 * [|Explorers flashcards] **
 * [|Native People of the] ** **__Plains__**
 * [|Native Americans: rags to riches] **
 * [|Native Am of the Southwest] **
 * [|Native Am of the Northwest] **
 * [|Native Americans from the Eastern Woodlands: battleship] **
 * [|The Great Plaines: cloze activity] **


 * [|Middle Ages for Kids: games] **


 * Practice test **
 * [|Mesoamerican Civilizations Test] **