Read Works
Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans: The Mayans
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the Mayan civilizations. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Chronicles of the Incas, 1540
This site from Fordham University "provides quite a lot of information about the Incan economy--a redistributive typical of all early civilizations."
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Three Digit Numbers
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario in a classroom. Those skills include identifying three-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending and descending order, and rounding numbers to...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Numbers to 9999
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at the pyramids. Those skills include reading 4-digit numbers, understanding place value, and recording the place value of digits in a 4-digit...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Number: Count to 30
On this interactive website, student practice various math skills using a real life scenario at the Incan pyramids. Those skills include reading numbers from 0 to 30 and matching numbers to the number of objects.
PBS
Pbs: Conquistadors: Franciso Pizarro
Use the navigation at the left to click into more information on the Incas and the Spanish conquest by Francisco Pizarro.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Complex Societies
A learning module on the complexities of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered...
PBS
Pbs: The Conquistadors
A huge website that provides a virtual field trip exploring the Spanish adventurers who quested for gold and land in the New World. The site has information on Pizarro, Orellana, Cabeza de Vaca, Cortes as well as extensive information...
Other
Prehistory of the Andean Peoples (1998)
Extensive coverage of South America prehistory. Site and links include enormous photo gallery, essays, and bibliographies for topics such as Chavin, Moche, and Inca cultures, cultural monuments, and migration theories.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Rise and Fall of the Incan Empire
Describes the achievements and sophistication of the Incan Empire prior to being conquered by the Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro. Pizarro had their emperor, Atahualpa, executed after keeping him captive for months while the Inca gave...
Other
Machu Picchu: How They Kept the Secret
How did the lost city of the Incas remain hidden for centuries? Author explains the mystery Machu Picchu.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inka Stone Vessels
From their capital, Cuzco, in the central Peruvian Andes, the Inca created a huge empire reaching over 2,400 miles along the length of the Andes. View pictures and descriptions of Incan ritual vessels in this essay.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Inca Flute
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Inca Flute."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Inca Sun
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Inca Sun."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Inca Sun Dial
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Inca Sun Dial."
Other
Rain God: The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
Rain God provides several pictures (6 pages) of Machu Picchu that includes some information about each link.
Curated OER
Inca Man
This site contains the fascinating story of the excavation of Inca mummies at a site near Lima, Peru. The site also has a photo gallery of the excavation site.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Machu Picchu
Information on Machu Picchu, called the Lost city of the Incas, including its history, the archaeological site, and threats it faces from tourism.
Other
Abya Yala Net: Otavalo, Ecuador
Fascinating and comprehensive look at the indigenous culture of Otavalo, Ecuador. Excellent photographs accompany this cultural treatise that examines the history, industry, and tourism of Otavalo. Additional links access more specific...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Quechua Language
Discover the original language of the Inca empire, Quechua. Study a starter set of vocabulary and test recognition and understanding through games.
Other
Bolivia! A Virtual Photo Album
A nicely designed photo site for Bolivia. Mouse over the circle to find categories for the high quality pictures and descriptions. Topics include: Santa Cruz De La Sierra and countryside, La Paz, Sucre, el Campo, Potosi, Copacabana, Inca...
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