The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.

A fun word search game with terms about the Aztec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.

Website presents material for kids and teachers on the history, geography, and culture of the Inca Civilization.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the Mayan civilizations. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....

In the Andes Mountains lies the focus of the research presented in this exhibit, Machu Picchu, thought to be a retreat for ancient rulers of the Inca.

An award winning site that uncovers the lost Incan civilization. Features include history, administration, technology, arts, and maps. A sophisticated account of the Incas that is well worth a visit.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the Inca Empire and shares a theory about how the civilization disappeared. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...

Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over the Inca Empire. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Mayan civilization. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A learning module on the complexities of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered...

This site from Fordham University "provides quite a lot of information about the Incan economy--a redistributive typical of all early civilizations."

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares the legend of the creation of the Mayan city of Tenochtitlan. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...

This lesson is for cooperative learning groups. This lesson will take place in the classroom and the computer lab. Students will create PowerPoints on the early Americas civilizations of the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mississippians, Inuit,...

Extensive coverage of South America prehistory. Site and links include enormous photo gallery, essays, and bibliographies for topics such as Chavin, Moche, and Inca cultures, cultural monuments, and migration theories.

Grab quick facts and answer quiz questions to test your knowledge about the Inca empire by flipping over this interactive OLogy card.

Kids learn about the ancient civilizations of the Americas including the Aztecs, Maya, and Inca Empires.

After reading this section, students will be able to locate on a map the major American civilizations before the arrival of the Spanish, discuss the cultural achievements of these civilizations and also the differences and similarities...

This 58-question, self-scoring exam involves the history of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations.

Civilization in Mesoamerica flourished and crashed repeatedly, giving rise to a distinctive worldview and some remaining mysteries. This article discusses the rise of early civilizations in this region.

Text and photographs focus on various figures and geometric shapes: Nazca Candleabra, Nazca Whale, Nazca Rose, and Nazca Hummingbird. Includes a chart of all Nazca designs.

The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...

This teaching unit is intended to focus on some of those aspects of Peruvian life and history that are of great significance to understanding the people of Peru today and their situation. Although some of the external links have expired,...

This site provides information on the Manu National Park in Peru. Manu is described as an intact jungle, where "success in preserving such a large tract of pristine rainforest is largely due to the inaccessibility of the area."