Class 355 has completed an in depth unit on the ancient civilizations of the Maya, Aztec and Inca. Students researched these civilizations and created graphic organizers, illustrated timelines, artifacts, and prepared group presentations. The culminating event for this unit was our class trip to the Museum of Natural History. We visited The Hall of Mexico and Central America which displays an outstanding collection of Pre-Columbian objects from Mesoamerica. This collection includes monuments, figurines, pottery, ornaments, and musical instruments that spans from around 1200 B.C. to the early 1500’s A.D.  Our careful observations of these objects gave us clues about political and religious symbols, social and cultural traits, and artistic styles of each cultural group. These observations are reflected in each student drawing.

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