History: Aztec, Inca, and Mayan Civilizations

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Guggenheim NY site (11 topics, with very short essays and related artwork on each)

5 minute video

National Geographic Encyclopedic Entry

National Geographic Kids article

Harvard Gazette article - interview with prominent Mexican archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

National Geographic Kids article

short article

NOVA/PBS article

4 minute video from PBS; At its height in the 14th century, the Inca ruled an Empire of 12 million people, in an area that encompasses six modern South American nations. Archaeologist Noah Corcoran-Tadd describes a ceremonial network based on the sun that allowed the Incan government to monitor its vast expanse. Using history records and GPS mapping, Corcoran-Tadd discovered sacred markers, called huacas, which formed a network defining the wider sacred world within the Empire. The huacas converge on the Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, the center of the Empire.

Discover Magazine article

NOVA/PBS article

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian site

National Geographic article

8 minute Khan video - An overview of the Mayan civilization as well as the great city of Teotihuacan.

short info bits with graphics/slides

American Scientist article