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Course: World History Project AP® > Unit 1
Lesson 3: 1.3—State Building in the Americas- ACTIVITY: SAQ Practice - Introduction
- READ: The Americas 1200–1450
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Pre-Colonial Caribbean
- WATCH: Pre-Colonial Caribbean
- READ: Long-Distance Trade in the Americas
- ACTIVITY: Vocab – Live Concept Mapping 1.3
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Aztec Empire
- WATCH: Aztec Empire
- READ: Macuilxochitzl – Graphic Biography
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Communities of Movement - Ancestral Puebloans
- WATCH: Communities of Movement: Ancestral Puebloans | World History Project
- BEFORE YOU WATCH: Inca Empire
- WATCH: Inca Empire Overview
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Aztec Empire
Google ClassroomUse the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below.
Before you watch
Before you watch the video, it’s a good idea to open and skim the video transcript. And always read the questions below so you know what to look and listen for as you watch.
While you watch
- What did Aztec society have in common with ancient Greece?
- What was the Triple Alliance, and in what context did it develop?
- How did the system of city-states help Hernando Cortes conquer the Aztec Empire?
- The author of the video describes the Aztec Empire as advanced. What evidence does the author give for this claim and is the author’s argument convincing?
- How did Aztec political communities differ from Maya political communities?
After you watch
- To what extent does this video explain how and why states in the Americas developed and changed over time?
- How does the Aztec state compare or contrast to different types of states and communities you have learned about in Afro-Eurasia?
Now that you know what to look for, it’s time to watch. Remember to return to these questions once you’ve finished watching.