Introduction
Students will Explore the mystery and wonder of a civilization great for their accomplishments even when they were isolated from the modern world at the time.
Students will formulate questions about the most important and remaining building " Machu Pichu". Share opinions about what they think it would remain if that happened to us as civilization.
Task
1) Watch the vide "The rise and fall of the Incan Empire" and answer the following questions.
Process
Use the video again to answer the following questions:
1) Considering that the Incas didn't have a written language, didn’t know the invention of the wheel, the iron and its usage, or any other advanced technology. Do you think they have a sophisticated infrastructure?
2)How was the terrain or land that they built their civilization? Was it a beautiful meadow at the top of the mountains?
3)What was their writing system?
4)What is the name of the famous state constructed by the Incas? Have your herd about it? What do you know?
5) Why did the Inca Empire fall?
6) What countries laid on Inca land now days?
7) Do you think that the Inca empire and it's culture influence these countries lives today?
8) Do you think that any past culture, wars, civilizations worship may be the reason for today’s reality of any country? Why?
Evaluation
Evaluate you level of accomplishment when learning about the Incas:
I answered questions from
1-4-------Beginner explorer ♦
1-6-------Developer explorer ♦♦
1-7-------Accomplished explorer ♦♦♦
1-8------Successful explorer ♦♦♦♦
Conclusion
Congratulations!! You have complete this exciting journey back in time and discovered some of the history the ancestor of Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
You had the opportunity to connect with their way of living and to think about how does history affect peoples lives in present times.
If you or anyone in your family come from a different culture, I invite you to share any history facts that you might know that still influence their country way of living in modern life.
Credits
Youtube video " The rise and fall of the Incan Empire"
Youtube video "Rise of the Incan Empire"