Mesoamerica
Olmec - Central America - Mother Civilization - carved stone faces.
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Mayan Empire - Central America - built stone temples - step pyramids - used a calendar - studied astronomy - wrote in hieroglyphics.
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Aztec Empire - Central America - warriors - human sacrifice - rich in gold - conquered by Cortes
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Olmec
Mayan Empire
Mayan Empire - Central America - built stone temples - step pyramids - used a calendar - studied astronomy - wrote in hieroglyphics.
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Mayan Facts
http://mayas.mrdonn.org/empire.html Mayan Match Game http://www.mayankids.com/mmkgames/mkmemory.htm Chop Game http://kids.discovery.com/games/puzzle-quiz/chomp Mayan Tic Tac Toe http://www.coedu.usf.edu/culture/Activities/TTT_Mayan/index.htm Mayan Ball Game http://www.ballgame.org/ Maya Kids News Room http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infoCentral/frameset/civilizations/maya/index.html |
Aztec Empire
Aztec Empire
Central America - warriors - human sacrifice - rich in gold - conquered by Cortes |
The Awesome Aztecs for Kids
http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/ A Quick Aztec History http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/quick-history.html The Aztecs http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/aztecs.htm The Aztecs: World History for Kids http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0281-aztecs.php Aztec History.com http://www.aztec-history.com/ancient-aztec-games.html Ancient Americas Interactive http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/AA/aaflashfront.htm |