Chapter 7 and 8 Test

Just a reminder that the Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 test is this Friday!!! (Social 8) Now would be a great time to start reviewing! Be sure to keep checking this post for updates and some possible hints of what is going to be on the test!

Big Ideas - Chapter 7

I can describe and analyze Aztec Religion

I can consider how geography has an effect on human activities in Aztec lands and in Canada

I can create and communicate with personal codices

Big Ideas - Chapter 8

I can describe and explain Aztec social structure

I can describe Aztec worldview and its relationship to social structure and education

I understand the concept of "superpower" in the world and in Canada

Review

Vocab
Chinampa Lake Texcoco Codex/Codices Calendar Stone Tribute Aqueduct Dyke	Causeway Tenochtitlan Calpoli Telpochcalli Aztec Emperor                Hierarchy Social order

* Be sure you understand scale when it comes to maps and how to estimate size of features on a map using the scale. 

• What are some of the possible advantages of choosing an island as the site for Tenochtitlan?
  
• Look at the sources on page 162 in your text. Consider this information - Do you think that these sources give a fair and balanced look at the Aztec practice of human sacrifice? (This is a paragraph question
• Should service to the state (country) be the main goal of citizens? (Remember to support your answer with evidence.) You will need reasons for Yes/No/Maybe
• Did Aztec society benefit from its belief that all citizens should work primarily to strengthen the state?
• Imagine you are a student at an Aztec school for commoners (telpochcalli) When the Spanish first arrive in Tenochtitlan, you meet a Spanish soldier and describe the aims and activities of your typical school day. Describe your day in a paragraph, with at least three different points of information about your education.

The Aztecs - Codex

Hey, here are some cool links for you to use as you are creating your codex

The Aztecs thought the good of the people as a whole was more important than any individual. How was this view reflected in its social structure, educational system, and perspective on citizenship responsibilities? Use a fishbone organizer to gather your information. 

1. Why was their social structure so rigid?
   
2. How did their social structure honour the gods?
   
3. How did their educational system maintain their social structure?
   
4. How would you describe the relationship between the Aztec gods, fate, and social hierarchy?
   
5. The Aztecs thought their disciplined structure protected them from other societies. How would this belief influence their future conflict with the Spanish? 
   
   (Here is a Google docs copy of the fish bone, Thanks Mr. Oram)
   

How can a society promote good citizenship?

1. Read page 185 and the first part of page 187. Create a list of the qualities a good Aztec citizen would have had.
2. How can a society promote good citizenship?
1. How does the Canadian ideal citizen compare to that of the ideal Aztec citizen?
2. Read P. 187 - 189
3. Citizenship Webs
3. Remember - there will be a test next week (Monday) on Chapter 7 & 8

Becoming Canada (Chapter 6 Questions)

Invaders or Liberators?

(Discuss)

American rebel soldiers invaded Québec in 1775. They thought the Canadiens would see them as liberators. After all, weren’t the Canadiens oppressed under British rule, too? What did the Canadiens really think?

• The QuébecAct kept NewYork traders out of the fur trade around the Great Lakes. Whom would the Canadien fur traders and merchants support?
• The seigneurs had influence in the government. Whom would they support?
• Most Americans were Protestant. Whom would the Catholic Church support?
• The habitants had regained their language and religion rights under the Québec Act. Whom would they support?
  The Americans faced fierce resistance. On the last day of 1775, they attacked Québec City. It was a disaster! There was a blinding snowstorm. The rebels got lost in Québec City’s maze of narrow streets. They were easy targets for the British and Canadien defenders, who fired on them from the walls. The Americans called off their attack. 

0. Fighting in the streets of Québec City on New Year’s Eve, 1775. Local militia (wearing red toques) and British soldiers fire on the Americans, who attempt to scale a wall. Alan Daniels painted this scene 200 years after the battle. What resources can an artist use to find out how events happened?
   

Read pages 125-126.  (We read this yesterday) Based on the material you have read, answer the seven questions below.  Please use complete sentences.  This will be a homework check for next class.

(link to google docs version)

1. Why did the people of the Thirteen Colonies begin to resent Britain?
   
2. Why did the American rebels hope the Canadians would join their revolt? .
   
3. A LIBERATOR is someone who frees another person from oppression or suffering.  Why did the Americans think that the Canadians would see them as liberators instead of invaders?
   
4. Explain why the Americans called off their attack in Quebec in 1775?
   
5. When did the Americans win their War of Independence against the British?
   
6. Define “British North America.”
   
7. In one well-developed paragraph (MINIMUM of 8-10 sentences), write about what you think might have happened if Canadians HAD joined the Americans and fought against the British.  How would our national identity have been different?  What would have been some advantages of joining the Americans during and after this fight?  What would have been some of the disadvantages of joining the Americans during and after this fight?

Aztec Education

How are a society's social structure and it's educational system related?

Think of this question in terms of Canadian society today. Are there different schools for different members of our society? 

To punish children who misbehaved, some Aztec parents threw handfuls of hot chili peppers into a fire and forced them to inhale the fiery smoke. They believed that they were doing what was best for their society and their child. How have attitudes regarding what is best for children changed? 

Vocab

• calmecac Aztec schools for nobles
• telpochcalli Aztec schools for commoners
• conscription means that people in a country are required by law to serve in the military
• glyphs pictures or symbols used in writing

Compare and contrast the education of the nobles with the education of commoners with the use of a chart, Venn diagram, or some other graphic organizer. 

Please read 180-184
Complete Over to you on page 184 #1 and 2

Aztec Social Structure

There were two main classes consisting of nobles and commoners. There were also subdivisions in each class with some people having more wealth and power than others. In most cases one’s position in society was determined at birth but students will see that hard work could result in a person moving to a higher order in society.

*remember hierarchy of the middle ages from unit 1!

Discuss:

How did the  social structure of the Aztec society tell us what was important tot he Aztec people?

Read: 172-173

Read 174 -179

Complete Social structure notes for tomorrow

How does worldview influence what you do?

How does a society's way of looking at the world influence its' customs and the way it's people make decisions?

Discussion Point:  

How does the way we make our living in Alberta affect our values?  Things to think about:

• Environment (& environmental policy, Oil, oil sands, recycling, etc.)
• Gun laws
• Wealth & Status

What is important to us?

This next section is called "For the Good of the People".  What does this tell us about the values of the Aztec people?  The way the Aztecs made their decisions?

Social 7 Test

Hi grade 7's

Don't for get to study for the Chapter 5 test for tomorrow. I am posting some video clips to help you out as well as links to some activities we did in class.

-Mr P.

The Hope Bakery

The short story, The Hope Bakery, is a coming of age story. What are the advantages of growing up? What are the disadvantages of growing up and becoming an adult?

Responding to the Story

1. Why do you think Sloane’s father puts the word Hope in a special frame? If you were going to frame one word, what would it be?
   
2. Sloane hates the TV show about the lions, but can’t stop watching it. Have you ever had that experience? Why do you think a person would keep watching something that was disturbing?
   
3. “Sometimes when things go bad, they get deeply rotten before they get better.” How would you express what is going wrong for Sloane?
   
4. When Sloane joined in the search, did you expect him to find his brother? What information in the story shaped your expectations?
   
5. With a partner, discuss the ending of the story. What do you think Sloane means when he agrees that there is “plenty of room”? Is this a good way to end the story? Why or why not? 
   

All is Calm

Read the story All is Calm with the purpose of identifying conflict. Set up a chart in you note book that lists the four types of conflict and find at least one example of each type. Record the situation that causes the conflict along with words or phrases from the story that describe the situation. What type of conflict is developed most fully in the story?

• What is the main conflict in this story?
• How does Katie handle the situation? 
• How is it similar or different from how you would have handled the situation?

Complete Responding to the Story (page 160) 1. a, b, c

ELA Links

http://www.calgaryacademy.com/ICT/ss/shortstory.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/plot-diagram/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/quotes_quiz.htm

People of the Sun - Final Assignment

In what ways do a group’s collective beliefs and experiences 

contribute to shaping a unique identity?

Your assignment:

Design in infographic that contains symbols and diagrams that describe the Aztec Society’s collective beliefs. Your goal is to represent the major ideas from this chapter in an infographic.  Your infographic should answer each of the Inquiry Questions from this chapter. A written explanation to accompany your crest that explains how your diagrams/symbols relate to the big ideas from the chapter is required. The infographic should contain images that relate to the Aztec experience.

Google Docs Version of the Assignment with Rubric

Key Themes:

• Landscape/geography/location in the world
• Founding Story
• Scared/religious beliefs/gods
• Calendar/Time
• Human sacrifice
• Citizenship
• Trade
• War

How to Create an Infographic:

Infographics can be generated using: https://magic.piktochart.com/users/sign_in (You will have to create an account – you can use your Wolf Apps ID to do this.  Note – the free version is all that you need!)

Example: - Note that this graphic is not on the same topic as this assignment

Expanding the Empire

How did the Aztec worldview influence the way the people interacted with other cultures?
Read Pages 165 and 166
There is a bit of a paradox with the Aztecs here:geographic isolation in a high valley surrounded by mountains, combined with an inclination to fight and a need to trade.

Why would the Aztec empire need to increase it's trade with other nations?
How can the need for increased trade sometimes lead a nation to war?

Aztec codex of trade goods

Read Pages 167-168
Are young Canadians willing to die for Canada in a war?
How do Canadians respond when Canadian peacekeepers or soldiers are killed while carrying out their duties?

Would young Canadians consider it an honour to die as a human sacrifice meant to appease a violent god?


Based on what we have learned about the Aztec World View can you predict how they would have treated other groups around them? What strategies do you think they might employ to grow and maintain their empire?

As the Aztec's built and maintained their vast empire. The Aztec strategy had three basic themes -Trade, War & Tribute.

1. As a class read P. 165-168
2. Complete the section 3 student notes

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If Time 

• Exploring Sources P. 167, all three bullets.  HINT - How does this connect to the idea of sacrifice? 
• Exploring the Big Ideas P. 169 1(a)  the web will take at least 1/2 a page to do properly & 1(b) in full sentences