Canadian Museum of History
Canadian Museum of History: Maya Civilization
Lots of information about many facets of the Maya civilization. Covers the history, people, geography, languages, cities, society, cosmology, the calendar, and lots more. Includes a glossary and a timeline.
Mex Connect
Mexconnect: The Maya Civilization and Cities: A Resource Page
The Maya series of articles consists of a map, Maya civilization timeline, cities, numerals and calendar, historical conflicts, and trade and commerce. Articles are written by Luis Dumois, a student of Mayan civilization. Galleries of...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Ancient Mayan Civilization Art & Culture
Looks at the art and culture of the Maya civilization including history, forms of art, recent discoveries, and some art lessons. There is also a lengthy list of web resource links.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Sites and Cities
The Maya civilization included sites and cites such as Tikal, Caracol, and Chichen Itza. This site will review the cities that this civilization built.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Glossary and Terms
On this site, kids learn about the glossary and terms associated with the Maya civilization.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Government
Explore how powerful city-states ruled over the lands during the Maya civilization. This website explores the government and the kings of the Maya.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Timeline
A site dedicated to showing a timeline of the history of the Maya civilization including the Pre-classic, Classic, and Post-classic Periods.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Art and Crafts
Kids learn about the art and crafts from the Maya civilization including sculpture, carving, painting, and ceramic on this website.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Daily Life
On this site, students can study the daily life of people during the Maya civilization including clothing, food, housing, and entertainment.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Pyramids and Architecture
Study the pyramids and architecture of the Maya civilization including El Castillo, the kings' palaces, and ball courts on this website.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Religion and Mythology
This site can help students learn about the religion, gods, and mythology of the Maya civilization including Itzamna, Chaac, and Kukulcan.
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Writing, Numbers, and Calendar
Students explore the writing, numbers, and calendar of the Maya civilization including codices, Tzolkin, and Haab on this site.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?
Why did great civilizations fall? War, disease, overpopulation or natural disasters? Interactive content and activities allow you, by sifting through archaeological evidence, to investigate the collapse of the Mayan civilization, the...
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Ducksters: Maya Civilization for Kids: Hero Twins Myth
Explore how the legendary brothers tricked the gods of the underworld in the Hero Twins from the Maya mythology.
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Jaguar Sun: The Maya
A large amateur collection of pages on all the major areas of Maya life and culture.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Unmasking the Maya: Story of Sna Jtz'ibajom
This Smithsonian website looks at the Maya of today in the Chiapas region of Mexico with a brief overview of their history.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Collapse: The Maya
Captivating site containing information about the collapse of civilizations. It explores the needs and characteristics of a healthy civilization that must be maintained in order to avoid collapse.
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Global Exchange: Guatemala, a Brief History
What a rich history Guatemala has. Study it on this Global Exchange page, from the Maya civilization to the conquest of Spain, to the independence of the nation and its civil war.
American Indian Heritage Foundation
Mayan Civilization
This site describes the geography and landscape of the areas once inhabited by the Mayas. There is also information on Mayan writing, literature, culture, political organization, Mayan art, and other information on the Mayan Civilization.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Word Search: Aztec, Maya, 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.
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Ducksters: History for Kids: Aztecs, Maya, and Inca
Kids learn about the ancient civilizations of the Americas including the Aztecs, Maya, and Inca Empires.
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Maya Architecture: Evolution, Structure and Diversity of a Civilization
A comprehensive look at Mayan architecture with many diagrams and photos.
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Personal: Rubbings of the Maya Sculpture
This personal site provides a large collection of rubbings taken from Mayan stelae, etc. Great primary source.
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Ambergris Caye History: Maya History on Ambergris Caye, Belize
This site tells of the importance of Ambergris Caye to the Mayan people for trade and protection. It tells of the structure of city-states and the way the hierarchy of leadership was arranged.
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