The Nazca lines Story of the World Book 1 Lesson Plan

 The Nazca lines are one of the mysteries of the world.  How could people who lived at the same time as the Romans, but in South America made these giganitc pictures of people, animals and shapes when they couldn't fly to see them. 

We are studing the Nazca Lines in the Story of the World Book 1 149-150

Summarize the text: Tell about the subject and how the author describes the lines. 

Next: go to this site and look at the lines from an airplane! 

Now study still pictures of the lines: 

https://www.go2peru.com/peru_guide/nazca/photo_nazca_lines.htm#!prettyPhoto[gallery1]/12/

Here is one theory about how the lines were made: 

https://www.exoticca.com/uk/magazine/behind-the-nazca-lines/

Activity: 

Get into pairs in your class, or if you are on line this activity can work too! 

One person draws a picture, and then explains to the second person how to draw it, but don't peek!  The second person draws the picture, and then they both show the pictures! Do they match?  Think about how hard it was for the Nazca to draw these gigantic pictures in the ground! 

I did this with my student today, and the results were very fuuny! 

Rachael Alice Orbach Teacher on-line: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1581946

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The Olmec, Culture and History, Story of the World, Book 1, Chapter 26

 Usually we think about the Olmec who left us the gigantic heads, but this video makes us think about the small "masks" as well. 

Read Story of the World Book 1 pages 150-152, 

Then read this webpage: 

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-olmec-overview-2136304

What is the legacy of the Olmec? 

When did they live? 

What are the modern names of the two major cities?

Why did they carve the heads? 

How did they move the heads, do we know? 

What gods did they worship? 

Where did they trade? 

What items were important to the Olmec? 

https://www.thoughtco.com/use-and-history-of-precolumbian-jade-171403

Homework: You are a Olmec trader and you need jade for a ceremonial mask that was ordered by the High Priest.  Organize a caravan to get this jade.  Where do you go?  What other materials do you need to get?  How long will you be gone?   Write a report to the High Priest describing all these factors in how you forecast how much it will cost to get 

Rachael Alice Orbach italki teacher 

https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1581946

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