SPANISH 1 CULTURAL PROJECT
AZTEC AND MAYAN CIVILIZATIONS
Helpful Links
CATEGORY A
http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php
Who were the Aztecs?
http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs#
How are they different from the Mayas?
http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/10/22/the-difference-between-the-aztec-maya-inca-and-olmec/
http://www.history.com/topics/mayan-scientific-achievements
http://maya.nmai.si.edu/maya
Mayan Numbers: http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/mayan-numbers-for-kids/
Where did Aztecs and Mayans live? Show a map.
http://www.lost-civilizations.net/mayan-history.html
What is a caballero Aguila? What is a caballero Jaguar?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_warrior
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_warrior
When did these tribes live?
http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs#
http://www.history.com/topics/maya
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CATEGORY B
History
How did the Aztecs come to Central Mexico? Why?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-timeline.html
Who was Emperor Moctezuma?
http://www.aztec-history.com/moctezuma-ii.html
Describe the Mexican Flag
http://www.aztec-history.com/mexican-flag-history.html
Architecture
Why did these tribe build pyramids?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-temples.html
How was the Lake Texcoco turned into a livable place for the Aztecs?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-farming.html
Describe the city of Tenochtitlan
http://www.tenochtitlanfacts.com/
Art
How did the Aztecs and Mayans create art? Pictures.
http://guity-novin.blogspot.com/2010/03/t-he-maya-of-mesoamerica-together-with.html
What type of musical instruments did they have?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-music.html
http://anthrojournal.com/issue/may/article/of-the-same-stuff-as-gods-musical-instruments-among-theclassic-maya
What type of masks would the Aztecs make?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-masks.html
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Category C
Language
What was the Aztec’s language?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-language.html
What was the Mayans’ language?
http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanlanguages.html
Research! Find 5 words that are still used today that come from the Aztec language.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/50673/12-words-english-got-aztecs
Religion
What is a polytheist religion?
http://www.polytheism.net/
Who was the most important god for the Aztecs?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-gods.html
How did the Aztecs please their gods?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-sacrifice.html
Products and Economy
What type of food did the Aztecs eat?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-food.html
What type of clothes did they wear?
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-us/aztec-mexica-clothing
http://www.aztec-history.com/ancient-aztec-clothing.html
What Aztec and Mayan products are still used in USA today?
http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-inventions.html
http://www.theoldexplorer.com/index.php/maya-technology
http://www.history.com/topics/mayan-scientific-achievements
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