Odyssey Online Carlos Museum Webquest

Odyssey Online Carlos Museum Web quest Standards: SSWH8: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America. SSWG1: The student will explain the physical aspects of geography. SSWG2: The student will explain the cultural aspects of geography.

 Download the questions and type your final answers on this sheet to hand in.  Answers must be typed in Times New Roman 12 point font.  Work INDIVIDUALLY. Do not “share” work and do not copy. Your grade will be subject to a plagiarism penalty. We can tell if answers are the same!  Answers are expected to be in-depth, which means PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO THEM! Remember this is a short term PROJECT grade, and we will reward those who treat it as such.

What am I learning today? How artifacts reflect culture

http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/index.html Click on “Ancient Americas”-- You will see the Table of Contents (home) page. You will see a series of three questions along with all of the pictures. Click on each of the questions (listed below) and follow the directions… 1. Who were the first Americans? Read the paragraphs and answer the question. 2. What are the ancient Americas? Read the paragraphs and at the bottom click on the timeline. Scroll over all of the artifacts and choose the one that is the most interesting to you. Explain the artifact and why you chose it as your favorite. 3. Why should I look at ancient things? Read the page and list a MINIMUM of six reasons why artifact interpretation is important.

Go back to the Table of Contents (home) page. Look over the nine “Did you know?” questions. Click on the “Did you know” that is on the far left: Lands of the ancient Americas. You will see a physical map of the Americas. Scroll your mouse over the map and begin by clicking on the Andes mountain range. 4. In what ways did the Inca adapt to living in the Andes? 5. Click on the Amazon rainforest. What products from the rainforest were important and why?

Click on the “Did you know” that is clockwise showing the picture of the mummy. 6. How are the Andean mummies similar to the Egyptian mummies? 7. Now click on “textiles”. What is the Pampas Cat and how did it relate to agriculture?

Click on the “Did you know” that has the first team sport. 8. Spend ten minutes investigating the different links, including the icon in the lower right hand corner “Explore the Ball Game” (it will say that it is blocking the pop-up… be sure to click “allow pop ups from this site”). Be sure to turn on your sound. 9. Explain the ball game using as much detail as possible, to someone who had never heard of it before. Be sure to include your thoughts on how the game reflected the culture. Click on the “Did you know” that has the picture of the llama. 10.In what ways were llamas used? (Remember that the fur was used also) Click on the “Did you know” that has the gold coin. 11.Explain what signs of beauty and power were in the ancient Americas? 12.Under “Big Ears”…What information can you get about the culture from the gold ear spool? 13.Under “Rock and Roll”… What was a roller stamp? Does it remind you of something you’ve seen in another civilization? Explain. 14.Under “So what’s New”… What are some of the contemporary equivalents? Explain.

Click on the “Did you know” that discusses the indigenous people. 15.Explain what pre-Columbian means. 16.How many people where living in the Americas when the Europeans first arrived?

Click on the “Did you know” that shows the jaguar sculpture. 17.Read about the jaguar as the “Lord of the American tropics.” Why was the jaguar the “lord” of the tropics? 18.Now click on “Animals of the ancient Americas”. Look at all eleven objects. Create a chart like the one below and answer all of the questions that follow: Artifact Question Tree Frog What is it made out of? What is it symbolic of and why? Dog What was the purpose of the dog sculptures? Armadillo Why was the armadillo admired? What is the purpose of the artifact? Spider Why was the spider revered by the Moche warriors? What is the purpose of the artifact shown? Parrot What is a metate? How is the parrot connected to religious beliefs? Bat Why were bats admired? What were the two uses of the artifact shown? (Scroll over pictures for answers) Osprey Why did the osprey represent to the Moche people? (sea hawk) What was the artifact used for? Crocodile For what ability was the crocodile admired? What was the artifact used for? Stingray What does the stingray represent? What was the artifact used for? What was it made out of? Praying What characteristics of the praying mantis were admired? Mantis What is the artifact? The Condor List some facts that make the condor such a unique bird. What is the artifact and who painted it?

Next click on the “Transforming into animals” icon and answer the following: 19. What was the relation of the shaman to the animals? 20.What is the “story” that the artifact tells? Click on the “Did you know” tomato icon. 21.Click on “Shopping for Fast Foods Ancient Roots” and play the interactive game. List one or two bits of information that you found interesting. 22.Click on Amazing Maize and click on both the paccha and the metate to learn more. What were each used for? Click on the “Did you know” about writing. 23.How did the Incas write? What was this writing called? 24.What do we know about the writing?