AZTEC / MAYA / INCA WEBSITES

Maya Websites

Art

• "Sculpture and Painting" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/maya8.htm
• "Mayan Art" from Tikal at http://www.execpc.com/~urbanlee/MayaArt.html
• To see Mayan Vase Paintings, see the links at http://home.epix.net/~miser17/art.html and learn more about vase painting at http://www.famsi.org/rollout_photography.htm See the extensive vase painting collection of photographs by Justin Kerr at http://dizzy.saiph.com:9500/mayan Search the database by choosing from topics in the lower frame: Iconography Multiple selections, and click on the topic you want. Click on the SEARCH button. [Note: Best viewed with Netscape 4.0 or higher.] From the full page (usually 20 per page), click on the ones you want to see for an enlargement. SAMPLER:
  • Ball / Ballgame (thumbnail size)
  • Young Corn God (enlargement from thumbnail)
  • Sacrifice (enlargement from thumbnail)

Science, Astronomy & Math

• "Ancient Maya Civilization" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/maya6.htm
• "Mayan Math and Astronomy: Mayaquest" http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/~mayatch/mq96/math.html
• "Mayan Astronomy Page" http://www.astro.uva.nl/~michielb/maya/ includes "Maya Mathematics"
• "Mayan Date Calculator" http://www.halfmoon.org/date.html
• "A Note on the Calendar" http://www.halfmoon.org/calendar.html
• "Mayan Math" http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/yucatan/mayamath.html
• "Mayan Numbers" http://www.vpds.wsu.edu/fair_95/gym/UM001.html

Food and agriculture

• Slide series from a college lecture: "Maya and Aztec Agriculture" at http://cru38.cahe.wsu.edu/css360/Lectures/18aztecmaya97/sld003.htm
• "Cacao" http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~jas5422/cacao.html
• "A Word about Chiles" http://www.halfmoon.org/chile.html
• "Ancient Maya Subsistence - or, How They Got their Groceries, Part I: Water" http://ambergriscaye.com/museum/digit23.html and "Part II: Animals" http://ambergriscaye.com/museum/digit24.html
• "Maya Food" http://edtech.fgcu.edu/students/Webb/meso/mayafood.htm

War, warfare and weapons

• "Maya Warriors and Weapons" at http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~lra5396/

Clothing

• "Reflections of the Cosmos in Maya Clothing" (use of color in weaving represents gods) http://www.revue.conexion.com/articles/1998/jul/ixchel.html
• "Mystery of the Maya" slide show of modern Maya in tradtional clothing and jewelry [10 slides] at http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mms3_01.html

Architecture

• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/maya7.htm
• "The Corbeled Arch" http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tww3000/
• "Mayan Ruins" http://www.slip.net/~bmckenz/ with introduction with links to a map with Tikal
• "How to Build a Maya Pyramid" http://members.aol.com/yokib/pyramid/pyramid1.html
• "Architecture" http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gafford/arch.html
• "Virtual House of the Governor at Uxmal" http://www.halfmoon.org/uxmal.html; "Virtual Pyramid of Kukulcán" http://www.halfmoon.org/pyramid.html and "Virtual Reality Bonampak Murals" http://www.halfmoon.org/bonampak.html
• "Virtual Palenque" http://www.virtualpalenque.com/
• Mayan Architecture: The Ordinary Folk" shows homes of common people http://www.halfmoon.org/average.html
• Mayan Architecture Images of Chichen Itza http://www.le.ac.uk/cgi-bin/tab_int/server/docs/ar/rug/image_collection/PhotoCD.txt?form=tabsrch&operation=search&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.le.ac.uk%2Farchaeology%2Frug%2Fimage_collection%2F&s1=chichen+itza&s2=&s3=&max=50 and Uxmal http://www.le.ac.uk/cgi-bin/tab_int/server/docs/ar/rug/image_collection/PhotoCD.txt?form=tabsrch&operation=search&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.le.ac.uk%2Farchaeology%2Frug%2Fimage_collection%2F&s1=Uxmal&s2=&s3=&max=50 and Palenque http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/palenque.html Journey Through Tikal at http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm

Religion

• The Maya Serpent http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~dco2511/
• "Discovering Ancient Maya Religion Through Material Culture" http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~gafford/religion.html
• Maya Religion (very simple site) http://edtech.fgcu.edu/students/Webb/meso/mayarel.htmwith a good link to "Maya Cosmology and Religion"
• "The Mayan Pantheon" lists gods/deities http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mmc10eng.html#pantheon

Recreation and games

• Six Tests of Xibalba (from the Popul Vuh) - a simulation game. Make choices so you won't have to be sacrificed to the gods in the morning! http://halfmoon.org/.xib/xibalba.html
• The Ball Game http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/juego%20de%20pelota_kids.html
• Images from vases: of Ball / Ballgame (Search the database by choosing from topics in the lower frame: Iconography Multiple selections, and click on the topic you want. "Ball/Ballgame". Then click on the SEARCH buttonclick on thumbnail to get enlargement).
• Maya Recreation [mentions "pok-ol-pok" or ballgame] http://edtech.fgcu.edu/students/Webb/meso/mayarec.htm
• "Sacred Sports" http://maya-art-books.org/html/BALLlec.html
• "A Mayuan Game of Chance" http://www.halfmoon.org/bul.html

Language & Writing

• "Rabbit in the Moon: Mayan Glyphs and Archictecture" http://www.halfmoon.org/
• "How to Write Your Name in Mayan Glyphs" http://www.halfmoon.org/names.html
• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/maya6.htm
• "Maya Writing" http://www.astro.uva.nl/~michielb/maya/writing.html
• "Ancient Meso-American Writing" http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/fancwrit.htm#awmaya and "Mayan Codices" at http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/awmayac.html
• "Mayan Hieroglyphic Writing" http://www.halfmoon.org/writfork.html
• "Mayan Writing" http://www.execpc.com/~urbanlee/MayaWrit.html

Legends and Literature

• "Popul Vu" http://www.uwec.edu/academic/curric/greidebe/hos/Hist/dlapopvuh.htm
• "Popul Vuh Browser" http://www.stanford.edu/class/anthro98a/Browser/home.html
• "Maya Legends and Stories" http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maya/mayastor.html
• "Mayan Writing" (which introduces the Popul Vuh) http://www.execpc.com/~urbanlee/MayaWrit.html

Transportation, travel, and modern maps

• World of the Maya http://www.sureste.com/mayas/mapaengl.htm

Social structure

• "People of the Jaguar" http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mmj01eng.html

Marriage and family

Music and Dance

• Maya Jaal http://www2.ntu.ac.sg:8000/~sf918168/mayajaal.html [Not previewed yet]
• For an image of instruments used in religious ceremonies, see http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/images/mayre17b.gif
• Maya Musical Instruments http://geography.berkeley.edu/MayanAtlas/MayaAtlas/instrument.htm

Mayan History

• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/maya1.htm and http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/maya2.htm and
  • preclassic period
  • classical period and
  • postclassic period
• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great36.htm
• Ancient Maya History http://www.mayaparadise.com/mayabege.htm
• The Ancient Mayan civilization of Mesoamerica (many links to other topics such as Popul Vuh, Glyphs, Numbers, Maya Today, etc.) http://www.criscenzo.com/jaguar/maya.html A good overview of the Maya.
• Carmen Sandiego Connection in Time introduces the Maya at http://www.carmensandiego.com/products/time/aztecsc12/religion.html

Maya Adventure - Science Museum of Minnesota http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/top.html Check out the Activity List and Photo Archive and Start Your Adventure

Aztec

Art

• "The Great Indian Civilizations: Aztec Artistic and Scientific contributions" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great29.htm
• "Aztec Art" http://www.woodburyu.edu/dcremer/the_cube/wldciv1/ross/index.htm
• "Aztec Art and Sculpture" has good information for an introduction to Aztec art. http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects97/aztec/AArtSculpture.html/Art1a.html It has a section on stoneworking and sculpture and the gods
• "Aztec Art" (teacher resources? not previewed) http://www.history.swt.edu/Full-Time-Faculty/delateja/1310Projects/GroupA/art.htm

Science & Math

• "The Great Indian Civilizations: Aztec Artistic and Scientific contributions" http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great29.htm
• "The Aztec Calendar" is explained at http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/montalvo/Hotlist/aztec.html Also see "The Aztec Sunstone"
• Want to know your Aztec horoscope? Visit "Aztec Astrologer" at http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/~mrb/Aztec/
• "Aztec Calendar" (from Discovery Channel) http://www.xs4all.nl/~voorburg/aztec/
• "Aztec Medicine" http://northcoast.com/~spdtom/a-med.html

Food and agriculture

• "The Great Indian Civilizations: Aztec Agriculture and Trade" Tells about irrigation techniques, terraces, and building chinampas, or "floating gardens" - at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great27.htm
• Student report: "Food and Other Aspects of the Aztec Culture"
• Aztecs: Farming and Agriculture http://library.advanced.org/16325/y-farm.html
• "Chinampas" http://www.txinfinet.com/mader/planeta/0895/0895chinampa.html and http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/mg/schfloa.htm
• "Chocolate Money" (good!) http://mexsa.com/coin2.htm and "Chocolate" http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~kbatte1/pallasgreen.html
• Avacado http://soupsong.com/favocado.html
• Vanilla http://www.comecim.ch/US/histovani.htm
• Aztec Corn http://www.comecim.ch/US/histovani.htm

War, warfare and weapons

• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great28.htm
• See a student report on "Aztec Warfare / Cortez" http://www.lincoln.smmusd.org/students/aztec_inca_maya/hart/hart12aztec/warcortezweb/warfarecortez.htm
• A book review of "Aztec Warfare" http://msstate.edu/Archives/History/Latin_America/aztec.war A long, difficult text with no illustrations.
• A simulation-type game based on Aztec armies - "Aztec Army List" contains some information on weapons and strategies. http://www.altdorf.com/ancients/departments/armylists/others/aztec.html

Clothing, Jewelry, and Hairstyles

• Student report: "Aztec Clothing" which includes a multiple-choice test after you read the information.
• "Aztec's Cosmetics" at http://azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/cosmetic.html
• "Aztec Physical Appearance" tells a little about hairstyle http://azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/physical.html
• The Aztecs http://www.angelfire.com/az/atid410/
• Montezuma's feathered crown photo http://ns3.azteca.net/aztec/prehisp/headdress.html

Architecture

• "Aztec Templo Mayor" at http://udgftp.cencar.udg.mx/ingles/Precolombina/Azteca/templomayor.html and an image at http://www.azteca.net/aztec/prehisp/templo_mayor.html
• "Aztec Architecture" at http://library.advanced.org/10098/aztec.htm tells about The Sacrificial Temple, The Emperor's Palace, Homes, and Shrines of the Gods
• "Aztec Personal Cleanliness" tell a little about bath-houses in homes http://azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/cleanlin.html
• "Aztec Templo Mayor" http://udgftp.cencar.udg.mx/ingles/Precolombina/Azteca/temp11.html

Religion

• "The Aztec Rite of Human Sacrifice" http://www.eecs.uic.edu/~agonzale/assignment3/page1.html

Recreation and games

Language, Writing and Literature

• "Ancient MesoAmerican Writing" http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/fancwrit.htm#awaztec
• " Aztec Manuscripts: Codices" at http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/awaztec.html
• "Nahua (Aztec) Literature: Poetry" at http://udgftp.cencar.udg.mx/ingles/Precolombina/Azteca/literatura.html and "Nahua Literature" at http://azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/literatu.html
• "Aztec Poetry" a brief description of poetry http://gbms01.uwgb.edu/~galta/mrr/AZTECS/poetry.htm

Music and Dance

• Nahua (Aztec) Music at http://udgftp.cencar.udg.mx/ingles/Precolombina/Azteca/temp8.html
• Aztec Dancing http://www.be-in.com/9/areas/netcast/be-in-10-live-netcast/dance/115366114.shtml
• Huitzilin Dance Group (performs at Epcot Center, Florida) http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/Huitzilin.htm

Transportation, travel, and modern maps

Social structure

• "The Great Indian Civilizations: Aztec Nobles and Commoners" http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great25.htm
• "Aztec Social Organization" http://udgftp.cencar.udg.mx/ingles/Precolombina/Azteca/organizacionsoc.html
• "Aztec Government" http://library.advanced.org/16325/y-soc.html and "Aztecs: Trade, Economy, and Merchants" at http://library.advanced.org/16325/y-eco.html
• "Social Organization of the Aztecs" http://azteca.net/aztec/nahuatl/organiza.html

Marriage and family

Aztec History and Legend

• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great21.htm
• "The History of Mesoamerica: Mexico for Kids" http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/ltmesoa_kids.html [Start with the
  • Preclassic Period [ 1800 BC, when the first permanent agricultural settlements were established, to 200 AD.
  • Classic Period [from 200 to 800 AD. This is the period of splendor of many independent city-states]
  • Postclassic [from 800 AD, up until the arrival of the Spaniards in 1519]
  • Discovery of America
  • The Conquest of Mexico
• Video narratives give a summary of legend and history. See ""The Eagle and the Cactus" and read the transcript at http://www.umich.edu/~proflame/mirror/apps.html#The Eagle and the Cactus Quetzlcoatl legend from a codex: (See bottom of page.) http://www.umich.edu/~proflame/texts/mirror/aztec.html
• "Aztec Creation Story" (part of "Indigenous Peoples' Literature Project") is at http://www.indians.org/welker/aztecs.htm
• "Aztec History" (a long article, but no pictures) http://www.destination.ca/~philipe/zone/devoirs/aztec.html

Animals

• Hummingbird http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/EPCOT.htm (English and Spanish)

The Spanish Conquest

• "The Great Indian Civilizations: The Spanish Conquest" http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great210.htm

Other:

Moe Aztec Links! http://northcoast.com/~spdtom/a-links.html

"Mortuary Practices among the Aztec" (see the conclusion for a good summary) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/pia/pv4igup2.htm

Azteca Web Page

http://www.azteca.net/aztec/index.shtml

Indigenous Mexican Images

http://www.azteca.net/aztec/prehisp/index.shtml (in Spanish which is cool bastante!)

Inca

Arts and crafts

• "Skilled at Crafts" http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great44.htm
• "Art, Architecture and Religion" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great49.htm

Science & Math

• "Holding an Empire Together" (see calculations) http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great43.htm

Food and agriculture

War, warfare and weapons

Clothing

Architecture

• "Art, Architecture and Religion" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great49.htm

Religion

• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/inca12.htm

Recreation and games

Language and Communication System

• "Holding an Empire Together" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great43.htm

Transportation, travel, and modern maps

• "Holding an Empire Together" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great43.htm
• "Ice Treasures of the Inca" National Geographic interactive site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy/index.html

Social structure

• "About Inca rule" http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great45.htm
• "State Organization" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/inca7.htm
• "Inca Society" at http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great48.htm

Marriage and family

Music and Dance

• "Quechua dances" includes some video clips of dances, as well as some written information at http://www.andes.org/dances.html [English and Spanish site]

History and Legend

• "Inca: History" http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/great47.htm
• http://lsa.colorado.edu/~depaula/webguide/inca3.htm
• Rise of the Inca http://www.terraquest.com/galapagos/history/ecuador/incas.html and "The Conquest of Equador" at http://www.terraquest.com/galapagos/history/ecuador/conquest.html
• "Ice Treasures of the Inca" http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy/index.html with a link to "A Virtual Autopsy"

Other

Zapotec Writing http://alumni.eecs.berkeley.edu/~lorentz/Ancient_Scripts/zapotec.html

Teotihuacan, Mesoamerica, History. Mexico http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/teo_kids.html which includes

• Teotihuacan: The City of the Gods http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/teo_kids.html
• Zapotec people of Monte Albán http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/zapo_kids.html
• Toltec people of Tula http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/tolte_kids.html
• Maya http://explora.presidencia.gob.mx/pages_kids/history/mesoamerica/mayas_kids.html

Background Images:

Carved Maya head glyph http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/images/bgglyph.gif

Social Studies Links - World History http://www.remc8.k12.mi.us/eastgr/egr/gradelev/curr6/social.html

History Links http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/nettsch/time/hlinks.html