REG. 3.2.3-3
ECOMUNDO CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS
SCHOLAR YEAR 2012 – 2013
Recovery Study Guide (Unit 1-8)
Unit ( 1-8 ) - Year: ( 10th basic )
Section: ( A/B/C/D )
UNIT I
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KEY TERMS
Hierogliphics
Maize
Tenochtitlán
Ritual
Garment
Skill
Temple
EARLY CIVILIZATION OF MIDDLE AMERICA
o The Mayan
o Find out what Mayan Civilization was like.
o The Great Mystery of the Mayas
o Main Features of the Mayan Civilization
o Location
o Physical description
o Farming
o Cities
o Mayan writing
o Mayas Calendar
o Mayas Mathematical skills
UNIT 2
 THE AZTEC EMPIRE
o Building an Empire
o Location
o Physical description
o Cities
o Mayan writing
o Farming
o Culture and Religion
o Aztec Medicine
o Trade
o The End of the Aztec Empire
o Aztec Society Organization
UNIT 3
 MIGRATIONS ( I part)
o Background: Concept between migration and inmigration.
o Types of migration according to three criteria
o Causes of migration: Jobs and Poverty
o Effects of migration: Destiny countries
o Ilegal migration.
 KEY TERMS
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Asylum
Equality
Freedom
Liberty
Property
Social justice
Opinion
Asylum seeker
Government
Discrimination
Migration Balance
Internally displaced
Refugee
Democracies
Belief & religion
UNIT 4
 MIGRATIONS ( II part)
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Social consequences of Migration:
Individual
Family
Society
Countries of origin and destiny.
 ECUADORIAN MIGRATION to:
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The United States of America
Canada
Argentina
Chile
Spain
Italy
Australia
Cubans migrating to the USA
o Puerto Ricans migrating to the USA
 CAUSES AND EFFECTS IN ECUADORIAN, CUBAN AND PUERTO RICAN
SOCIETY.
UNIT 5
Latin America overview and economy
 LatinAmerica: Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Jamaica,
Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Bahamas
 Capital
 Population
 Language (s)
 Religion
 Leading exports
 Government: President
o Ecuador in Latin America
o New export products
o Latin America: Land Reform
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Campesino
Politicalmovement
Inmigrant
Maquilladora
Gauchos
Strike
Resource
Ethnic group
Subsistencefarming
Landreform
UNIT 6
 LatinAmerica: Ecuador: Internal migration.
o Ecuador in Latin America.
o Internal Migrations
o Mercosur: Andean integration.
o Latin American: Overall concept
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Migrant worker
Plaza
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Land reform
Ecotourism
Ladino
Panama Canal
Unit 7
Latin America: Shaped by its History
 The Incas: People of the Sun
o Incas´ description
o The Rise of the Incas
o Incan Civilization
o Incan Buildings
o Religion
 The Quechua: Descendants of the Incas
 Vocabulary Key terms
Unit 8
EUROPEAN CONQUEST
 EUROPEANS` EFFECT ON THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA.
o Major events in the European conquest.
o Europeans arrive in the Americas.
o The Success of the Conquistadors.
o Colonization: European Conquest of Latin
America.
Social Studies Teachers:
Dra.Patricia Bajaña A.
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Ing. Pablo San Andrés
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