Ducksters
Ducksters: Mexico History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Mexico including the Aztecs, Mayan, Spanish explorers, Cortes, the Mexican Revolution, and independence from Spain on this website.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Indigenous Peoples
Students can explore the cultures of various indigenous peoples around the world, e.g., the Maya of Guatemala, Amazon tribes, the Maori, the Navajo, and the Saami in Norway and Sweden. They will examine what it means to be indigenous and...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Calendar Origins
History and mathematics merge in this lesson that explores the origin of the calendar. Learn how it all got started in this detailed lesson that includes a simple months of the year game and a more challenging time conversion game. Both...
California State University
California State University: Shipbuilding
This page from the California State University entitled, "Who else in the world was prepared to discover and seek the fortunes of the seas?" describes ships built by these civilizations and explains their reasoning for not joining the...
Other
Virtual Sun: Maya Environment
This site from the Virtual Sun gives a detailed account of the geographical region once inhabited by the Maya People. It describes the landscape, climate, and altitude.
Other
Mesoweb: Mesoamerican Time Line
Mesoweb provides a timeline that shows which cultures existed when in Mesoamerica and where.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mexico Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] Activotes are used in this review lesson to assess student's understanding of geographical features and unemployment in Mexico.
Other
Women in World History: Rigoberta Menchu Guatemala
Biographical information on Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992.
Curated OER
Unesco: Mexico: Pre Hispanic City of Chichen Itza
This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatan peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec vision of the world and the universe is...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Yucatan, 1882
A map of the Yucatan Peninsula showing the explorations of Dr. Desire Charney in 1882. The map shows the Mayan sites visited, including Palenque, Uxmal, Kabah, Acanceh, Ake, Izamal, and Chichenitza, and the territories of the Lacandon...
Curated OER
Unesco: Mexico: Pre Hispanic Town of Uxmal
The Mayan town of Uxmal, in Yucatan, was founded c. A.D. 700 and had some 25,000 inhabitants. The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer, as the...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Maya Civilization
Extensive information about Mayan history and civilization with numerous links on additional topics, such as Mayan childhood and music.
Curated OER
Mesoweb: Rubbings of Maya Sculpture
This site is a personal account of an artist's trip to do Mayan rubbings. Includes images of the rubbings.
Curated OER
Unesco: Mexico: Sian Ka'an
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means 'Origin of the Sky'. Located on the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as...
Curated OER
Unesco: Honduras: Maya Site of Copan
Discovered in 1570 by Diego Garcia de Palacio, the ruins of Copan, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing public squares reveal the three main...
Curated OER
Image Figure 21 Tikal North Acropolis Click on Image to Enlarge
Short history of the Tikal site. Check under the Research link for a Teacher Guide that could be used to study Mayan math and writing. Note that this site can also be viewed in Spanish.
Curated OER
Image Stela 16 Click on Image to Enlarge
Short history of the Tikal site. Check under the Research link for a Teacher Guide that could be used to study Mayan math and writing. Note that this site can also be viewed in Spanish.
Curated OER
Figure 18. Structure 4 B, Chamber 1 Interior.
Excavation and dating of materials found help researchers to create a chronology of cultural phases to determine the demise of Mayan peoples living at Cerros site.
Curated OER
Figure 3. West Fa
Although the purpose of this report is to provide an outline for a thesis, it offers a brief snyopsis of the importance and significance of the Temple of New Fire for the Mayans.
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Calendar Cycle
While brief, this simple explanation of the Mayan calendar may clarify for some how its two cycles work together.
Yale University
Yale: Popular Mexican Arts
This unit on Mexican art comes with four lesson plans, art activities, a bibliography, video suggestions, and web links.
Other
Cancun: The Yucatan Peninsula
Description of the region of the Yucatan Peninsula giving information on the climate, location, and history of the area.
Curated OER
Central Stairway. Step 6 (Bottom), 5, 4, 3, 2. Step 1 Not Excavated Yet.
Comprehensive discussion of what the discovery of stairway steps adds to history of the site and the culture. Writings on steps give new insights to Myan politics, trade, war, and the collapse of the civilization.
Curated OER
Photo 5. Stone Sculpture From Group Iv
Research reports includes an enormous amount of photographs and drawings of stucco hieroglyphs from various temples.