California Standards

History-Social Science
7.7 Students compare and contrast the geographic, political,
economic, religious, and social structures of the Meso-American
and Andean civilizations.

Analysis Skill
HR 3 Distinguish relevant from irrelevant, essential from
incidental, and verifiable from unverifiable information.

English-Language Arts
Writing 7.1.2 Support all statements and claims with anecdotes,
descriptions, facts and statistics, and specific examples.
Reading 7.2.6 Assess the adequacy, accuracy, and appropriate-
ness of the author's evidence.

A Travel Brochure Each year, millions of people visit

the places you'll read about in this chapter. Try your hand
at writing part of a brochure for a historical tour of the
early Americas. As you read, you'll discover spots you won't

c. 12,000-
10,000 BC
The first people
CHAPTER arrive in the
EVENTS Americas.

WORLD c. 5000 BC
EVENTS Irrigation is used
in Mesopotamia
and Egypt.
 astronomy.

c. AD 200
The Olmec The Maya c. AD 900
civilization begin building The Maya
begins in large cities in Classic Age
Mesoamerica. the Americas. ends.

AD476
Egyptians begin Athens develops The Roman
to write using the world's first Empire falls.
hieroglyphics. democracy.

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