Mesoamerica: the Olmec Civilization PowerPoint Presentation

4,000 years ago the Olmec civilization rose to prominence in Central America. They became the mother civilization for all of Mesoamerica. Their religion was adopted and modified by all the other cultures, as were their agriculture practices and architectural structures. As sudden as their appearance, the Olmec disappeared leaving behind many questions about their civilization.

Featuring:

-academic vocabulary and concepts

-reflection

-discussion

-academic writing

-questions with answers

Introduce your students to one of the oldest civilizations in North America. The Olmec were the continent's first farmers. They were pioneers in domesticating and genetically modifying many of the foods we know as staples today. This presentation has been aligned to middle school ELA Common Core Standards for Literacy in Social Studies. It has built in the components of:

-academic vocabulary and concepts

-reflection

-pair share and class discussion

-academic writing

-standards' based questions with answers

Successfully vetted by over 1,000 middle school students it highlights the Geography, Religion, Achievements, Architecture, Art, Politics, Economics, and the Social Structure of the Olmec civilization.

This is a fantastic presentation that actively engages students in questioning, reflection, dialog, and writing. Lesson presentation includes frequent opportunities for the students to discuss and write on the topics being learned in class. I have included the notes I use for teaching this unit. If you right click on any slide, Presenter’s notes will be available for more in depth lectures.

Multiple discussions and writing opportunities are built into the presentation. This entire presentation is a subsection of an in depth 340 slide thematic PowerPoint Unit presentation on Mesoamerican Civilization Thematic Unit PowerPoint Presentation with over 200 slides of presenter’s notes. It covers the Olmec, Maya and the Aztec civilizations and is available for purchase on this site.

Includes:

2 PowerPoint Shows

-1 with ELA Common Core Standards for History

-1 without ELA Common Core Standards for History

1 PDF of the presentation

1 24-page PDF of Presenter's Notes

Product Format:

PowerPoint Show made in Microsoft 10

Features include: slide sorter, laser pointer, digital pen, high lighter, and presenter’s notes. This makes it possible to add or highlight notes directly onto the slides. It is possible to check out these features on the preview, by right clicking on the screen. A tool box will appear so that you can experiment with the various options. *It is not meant to be edited.

*Due to copyright piracy, all of Ms. Amy’s Lessons are not editable. This means that it is both difficult and time consuming to alter the presentations.

Topics:

Geography, agriculture, architecture, cities, artwork, religious beliefs, writing, math, trade, recreation and calendars.

Contents:

92 slides

90 slides w/ presenter’s notes

Hyperlinked Table of Contents

7 maps

4 vocabulary slides:

-Maize, Sacrifice, Tell (noun), Three sisters

6 questions with answers

6 class discussions

1 writing opportunity

3 Graphic Organizers

--Pyramid, Circle, and T Chart

Common Core Standards: RI 7.1, RH 6-8.4, RH 6-8.7, SL 7.1, SL 7.2, WHST 6-8

Slides are organized by color and icons for quick association.

Duration:

2-3 days (it depends on how much time is given for the discussions and the writing opportunities.)

To decide if this presentation will suit your needs please check out the free excerpt from the Mesoamerican PowerPoint Show.

ANCIENT MAYAN Beauty Secrets

Other presentations included in Mesoamerican Civilizations' Thematic Unit are:

Mayan History PowerPoint Presentation

The Aztec Civilization PowerPoint Show

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Updated and revised November of 2022

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