MEXICAS (Aztecs), Mayas, and Incas

    

MEXICAS (Aztecs):

Snaith Primary School web page
   
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/aztecs.htm

Nettlesworth Primary School
   http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/aztec.html

The Aztecs/Mexicas
   
http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm

Aztec Civilization
    http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/
    http://www.aztec-history.com/
    http://aztec.com/page.php?page=home2
   
http://www.crystalinks.com/aztecs.html (map)
    http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs

    http://staff.pausd.org/~cbly/1web_design/12b_final/tara/homepage.html
     http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/maaztec.html

Aztec Empire from Mankato:
    http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/mesoamerica/aztec.html
    http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/meso/cultures/aztec_empire.html

Aztec Myths http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/aztec_culture.html
              http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/aztec_culture.html

Aztec Calendar http://www.azteccalendar.com/

Aztecs: Fierce Wanderers - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spirits/html/body_aztec.html

Wikipedia article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec

History of the Aztecs - http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=aa12
                          
http://www.historylink101.com/1/aztec/ancient_aztec.htm

                           http://archaeology.asu.edu/teo/index.php

National Geographic - http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/11/greatest-aztec/garrett-photography
                         http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/cluedoku/
                         http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061005-aztecs.html                      

Mexico - The Aztec http://workmall.com/wfb2001/mexico/mexico_history_the_aztec.html

Interactive MesoAmerican map http://www.ballgame.org/sub_section.asp?section=1&sub_section=1

      Aztec Empire map http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/map16-az.html
      Aztec centers
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/map16-vl.html

Thayer Watkins of San Jose State History of Aztecs
     
http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/aztecs.htm

Aztec Folk Tales - http://www.native-languages.org/aztec-legends.htm
                     http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/place.html
Aztec gods and goddesses - http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/americamyth/a/aztecgods.htm

Aztec Lesson Plans:

EDSITEment  The Aztecs - Mighty Warriors of Mexico
  
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=446


  
EDSITEment The Eagle Has Landed: Aztecs Find a Home
      http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=436

Aztecs Meet the Spanish http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/aztecs_spanish/

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
    
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/3/94.03.03.x.html

Welcome to Aztec Adventure webquest
     http://web.archive.org/web/20041113084458/http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/aztec/


Ancient American Artifacts - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/ancient-artifacts.cfm

42explore  http://www.42explore2.com/aztec.htm

Cyberhunt Amazing Aztecs
   Amazing Aztecs worksheet
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/aztec.htm

Mr. Donn http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/lessonplans.html

Ancient Mexico – Aztecs and Mayas
    
http://www.ancientmexico.com/

Discover the Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
  
http://staff.pausd.org/~dclohan/aztecmaya/webquestindex.html


Mayas

Canadian Museum of Civilization - Mystery of the Maya
   http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html

Maya Adventure from Science Museum of Minnesota
   http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/index.html

Maya Civilization from Mankato - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/meso/cultures/maya.html

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Maya Treasures -
  http://www.metmuseum.org/Special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B546C9F24-EB5B-4705-B335-1DD9992D7656%7D

Mysteries of the Maya -
http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/mayan/index.html

National Geographic Society - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0312_0314_mayamurals.html
     http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/maya-issue/table-of-contents
     http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bureau/
     http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/gugliotta-text
    
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/twocitiesinca.html

     
Quiz - http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/maya-quiz-interactive

New York Times - Maya Treasures -
   http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E3DB1F38F935A15757C0A963948260

Social Studies for Kids - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/maya.htm

Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations -
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/index.html

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayas
 

MAYA Lesson Plans:

Webquests:  http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/king/indigenous/
              http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/memorial/mayas/s-lesson.htm

Mr. Donn’s History
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/K12west.html#ANCIENTS

Peoples of Mexico - The Maya Calendar and Number System
   http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/ss970818d.htm

Ancient American Artifacts - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ancientartifacts/

NOVA Online Calendar Count with worksheet - Lost King of the Maya
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2804_maya.html

Core Knowledge
   http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/03_MEDIA_IAMARESEARCH.PDF

   http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/01_5_MayaPlace.pdf

   http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/52K_Maya.pdf

How to Write Your Name in Mayan Glyphs
   http://web.archive.org/web/20050330030550/http://www.halfmoon.org/names.html

SCORE Teacher Guide - Mayan Culture
   http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/maya/mayatg.html

Wheeler Dealer Simulation (barter in Mayan and Aztec civilizations)
   http://socialstudies.com/c/@n20gvCHE_A8P6/Pages/article.html?article@TCM251B

Mexico and the Maya Webquest - http://eduscapes.com/students/marks/

Maya Knowledge Through Art - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/art/maya_6-07.html

Maya Lessons (basketball vs. ringball) - http://www.timewarptrio.com/teachers-parents/lessons/pdf/twt-lesson-maya.pdf

Maya Astronomy - http://www.michielb.nl/maya/astro.html

Mayan Math - http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/HistTopics/Mayan_mathematics.html

Why Did They Collapse? http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/


INCAS

Ice Mummies of the Inca – NOVA - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/peru/
Conquistadors - Inca Empire - http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/peru/peru.htm   

Ice Treasures of the Inca – National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mummy/
Inca Artifacts - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g35/artifactsinca.html
Land of the Inca - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/gk2/landinca.html

Machu Picchu pictures - http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Peru/South/Cusco/Machu_Picchu/

Machu Picchu
      http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/sites/machu_picchu.html
      http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/inca.html
      http://www.culturefocus.com/peru-machu-picchu.htm

Inca Trail - http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail/index.html
   
InfoPeru - http://www.infoperu.com/en/view.php?lang=en&p=167

Inca Trail and Macchu Picchu
    
http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail/index.html

Crystalinks  http://www.crystalinks.com/incan.html

Civilizations in America - http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/INCAS.HTM

Cyber Sleuth sites - http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Ancient_Civilizations/Incas/

Mathematics of the Incas - http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Inca_mathematics.html

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incas

Hos-McGrane Grade 6 project - http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/inca/eg_inca_menu1.html

Inca Civilization - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/inca.html

 

INCA Lesson Plans:

EDSITEment - Couriers in the Inca Empire
   http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=415

National Geographic -
   The Land and Lifestyle of the Inca

      http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g68/lifestyleinca.html
  
Inca Artifacts - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g35/artifactsinca.html

Mythic Journeys Incas – interactive
    
http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/myths/english/2_inca_full.htm

Ancient American Artifacts - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ancientartifacts/

4.2 Explorer - http://www.42explore2.com/inca.htm 

Mr. Donn
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/K12west.html#ANCIENTS


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