Aztec, Maya, and Incan WebQuest
Begin your webquest here...
1. Geography: On the map provided…
· Identify where the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations were located. Label them on the map!
o http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/publications/exhibits/meso/images/3.jpg
o http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm
· In what modern countries would you have found these civilizations? Label them on the map!
o http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/nalargez.htm (Maya and Aztec)
o http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/salargez.htm (Inca)
2. Religions:
Were these empires polytheistic or monotheistic?
o Name at least one god from each civilization. What they were the god of? http://mayaincaaztec.com/religion.html
§ Aztec-
§ Maya-
§ Inca-
· Why were the pyramids of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca built? What happened at each of the temples?
o http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/pyramids-in-latin-america
§ Maya-
§ Aztec-
§ Inca-
Aztecs: http://www.livescience.com/34660-tenochtitlan.html Click on a few of the links to help find your answers.
· What was the name of the Aztec capital/main city?
· Why did they build it where they did?
· Aztec Calendar- GOOGLE THESE ANSWERS:
o How many calendars and months did the Aztecs have? Explain each calendar
o How is their calendar alike and different from ours?
· Decline- http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_a00.html
o Who was Hernando Cortez and how did he help bring about the end of the Aztec civilization?
Maya:
· Calendar- http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html
o Discuss the Maya calendars. How accurate were they?
· Decline- http://www.history.com/topics/maya (Watch the video and read the bottom of the article.)
o Do we know why the Maya civilization declined?
Olmec -
Ball Game - http://www.ancient.eu/article/604
-Explain the ballgame played by the Olmec.
Decline - http://latinaamericanhistory.about.com/od/The_Olmec/a/The-Decline-Of-The-Olmec-Civilization.htm
Inca: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-traps-incan-emperor-atahualpa
· Who was Atahualpa?
· Who was Francisco Pizarro and how did he help bring about the end of the Incan civilization?
· Technology-
o Why were Inca roads so impressive? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
o Did Incans write and keep records? http://archaeology.about.com/od/americanancientwriting/a/quipu.htm
o What is Macchu Pichu and who “found it”? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
3. Timeline:
· Use the following site to help develop your timeline. Remember, you will make ONE timeline that contains the start and end date for each civilization. (ONLY 6 dates)
o http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm
Use this space to create the civilization timeline.
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4. Civilizations Paragraphs:
Write two paragraphs, one discussing the civilization you would have wanted to live in and the other paragraph should state why you would not want to live in the other two. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TELL ME “I wouldn’t want to live in any of them because I don’t like them, they aren’t modern, or any other reason like that”.
Begin your webquest here...
1. Geography: On the map provided…
· Identify where the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations were located. Label them on the map!
o http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/publications/exhibits/meso/images/3.jpg
o http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm
· In what modern countries would you have found these civilizations? Label them on the map!
o http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/nalargez.htm (Maya and Aztec)
o http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/salargez.htm (Inca)
2. Religions:
Were these empires polytheistic or monotheistic?
o Name at least one god from each civilization. What they were the god of? http://mayaincaaztec.com/religion.html
§ Aztec-
§ Maya-
§ Inca-
· Why were the pyramids of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca built? What happened at each of the temples?
o http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/pyramids-in-latin-america
§ Maya-
§ Aztec-
§ Inca-
Aztecs: http://www.livescience.com/34660-tenochtitlan.html Click on a few of the links to help find your answers.
· What was the name of the Aztec capital/main city?
· Why did they build it where they did?
· Aztec Calendar- GOOGLE THESE ANSWERS:
o How many calendars and months did the Aztecs have? Explain each calendar
o How is their calendar alike and different from ours?
· Decline- http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_a00.html
o Who was Hernando Cortez and how did he help bring about the end of the Aztec civilization?
Maya:
· Calendar- http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html
o Discuss the Maya calendars. How accurate were they?
· Decline- http://www.history.com/topics/maya (Watch the video and read the bottom of the article.)
o Do we know why the Maya civilization declined?
Olmec -
Ball Game - http://www.ancient.eu/article/604
-Explain the ballgame played by the Olmec.
Decline - http://latinaamericanhistory.about.com/od/The_Olmec/a/The-Decline-Of-The-Olmec-Civilization.htm
Inca: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-traps-incan-emperor-atahualpa
· Who was Atahualpa?
· Who was Francisco Pizarro and how did he help bring about the end of the Incan civilization?
· Technology-
o Why were Inca roads so impressive? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
o Did Incans write and keep records? http://archaeology.about.com/od/americanancientwriting/a/quipu.htm
o What is Macchu Pichu and who “found it”? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
3. Timeline:
· Use the following site to help develop your timeline. Remember, you will make ONE timeline that contains the start and end date for each civilization. (ONLY 6 dates)
o http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm
Use this space to create the civilization timeline.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Civilizations Paragraphs:
Write two paragraphs, one discussing the civilization you would have wanted to live in and the other paragraph should state why you would not want to live in the other two. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TELL ME “I wouldn’t want to live in any of them because I don’t like them, they aren’t modern, or any other reason like that”.