Reading passage, illustrations and note taking activity.

Discuss examples of complexity in our society today, noting things that have changed recently in society and how those things are connected, for example, cell phones and the Internet.

The Inca worshiped many gods and goddesses. They believed every mountain peak was either the home of a god or an actual god. All the Inca had one or more little statues in their homes that housed a little spirit that looked after them. They knew little gods lurked everywhere.

In which John Green teaches you about relations between the early English colonists and the native people the encountered in the New World.

The Pueblo people have a great tradition of clay sculpture; they were especially good at creating small figures of people or animals. The Pueblos combined their sculpture skills with their love of storytelling and began a tradition of creating "storyteller dolls." Students will discuss the process of storytelling and listening to stories, then create a listening doll in the tradition of the Native American storyteller dolls. A PDF of the lesson can be found here.