Use these resources to learn a little more about the civilizations that pop up around Central and South America!
"Sixth graders, why don't we just learn about the meso
We're learning about ancient cultures
So why don't we just learn about the mesooooooo the messsoooooo
Sixth graders, why don't we just learn about the Meso
The Olmec, Maya, Aztec Toltec (& Inca)
So why don't we just learn about the Meso
In the Mesoooooooooo"
A simple overview of the Mayan civilization
Discover the Maya myth of Venus, the morning star plotting revenge on his brother, the sun, and his allies.
Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.
If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the chocolate bars of today? Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate.
It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the rise and fall of the Inca Empire.