WHS.SS.6.A

Compare the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations and explain how prior civilizations influenced their development.

World History Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
major political developmentsmajor economic developmentsmajor social developmentsmajor cultural developmentsMaya civilizationInca civilizationAztec civilizationprior civilizations
Skills
  • compare (major political, economic, social, and cultural developments of Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations) #dok2
  • explain (how prior civilizations influenced the development of Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations) #dok2
  • identify (key political, economic, social, and cultural features of each civilization) #dok1
  • analyze (the similarities and differences between these civilizations) #dok3
  • summarize (the ways previous civilizations contributed to later ones in the Americas) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify key political, economic, social, and cultural features of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. #dok1
  • I can recall important facts about prior civilizations in the Americas. #dok1
  • I can compare political, economic, social, and cultural developments among the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. #dok2
  • I can summarize how prior civilizations influenced later civilizations in the Americas. #dok2
  • I can explain the ways earlier societies contributed to the development of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. #dok2
  • I can analyze similarities and differences in the development of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. #dok3
  • I can make connections between earlier and later civilizations to explain patterns of influence in the Americas. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Civilizations in the Americas developed unique yet interconnected political, economic, social, and cultural features.
  • Earlier societies in the Americas set the foundations that influenced later civilizations like the Maya, Inca, and Aztec.
Essential Questions
  • How were the political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations similar and different?
  • What factors led to the development of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations?
  • In what ways did prior civilizations influence the Maya, Inca, and Aztec?
  • Why is it important to compare different civilizations within the same region or era?
  • How did the interactions and innovations of earlier groups shape the cultures that followed them in the Americas?