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Overarching Standard:
HSS-7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.

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Study the locations, landforms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.

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Study the roles of people in each society, including class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.

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Explain how and where each empire arose and how the Aztec and Incan empires were defeated by the Spanish.

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HSS-7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.

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Describe the artistic and oral traditions and architecture in the three civilizations.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American and Andean civilizations.

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Describe the Meso-American achievements in astronomy and mathematics, including the development of the calendar and the Meso-American knowledge of seasonal changes to the civilizations’ agricultural systems.

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Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

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HSS-7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

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Describe the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new interest in humanism (i.e., a balance between intellect and religious faith).

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HSS-7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

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Explain the importance of Florence in the early stages of the Renaissance and the growth of independent trading cities (e.g., Venice), with emphasis on the cities’ importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas.

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HSS-7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

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Understand the effects of the reopening of the ancient “Silk Road” between Europe and China, including Marco Polo’s travels and the location of his routes.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

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Describe the growth and effects of new ways of disseminating information (e.g., the ability to manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into the vernacular, printing).