History Pages This Week in Core Maya Aztec Inca

The Americas

... before the United States

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The Maya

Maya History Notebook
Maya Simulation
Study Guide for Test 23
Fundamental social studies vocabulary


Mayan Map interactive from National Geographic: see photos of the cities
Mayan Math: it's base-20!
Mayan Calendar: the most accurate before modern times
Mayan Glyphs
Maya Adventure: Take a tour of Mayan ruins
Pokatok, the Mayan Ball Game


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The Aztec


Aztec History Notebook
Study Guide for Test 24-25
Aztec and Maya Map
Interactive Map of Tenochtitlan and the Valley of Mexico
Visit the World of the Aztecs
Aztec Calendar
Aztec Religion
The Conquistadors: PBS interactive site
An Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico: primary source document
Spanish words that came from Aztec (Nahautl)
Chocolate came from Mexico



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The Inca


Inca History Notebook
Study Guide for Test 26

History Notebook for Review Chapter 27
Study Guide for Review Chapter 27

Inca Map
Inca Engineering
The Conquistadors, PBS interactive site
Photos of Inca buildings, fitted without mortar
Machu Picchu, 9000 foot high city
Awesome zoomable photo of Machu Picchu
Inca mummies discovered in Peru
Where does the potato come from?
How to make a quipu, the Inca counting cord


 

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