AZTEC TILES

What did you have for dinner last night? Many scholars ask that question without considering the history behind the foods they eat. Using a simulation, scholars investigate how the foods they eat are the product of the Columbian...

Before you begin a unit on Christopher Columbus and the European explorers, take your class through the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations in this vivid and interesting presentation. With photographs of golden artifacts and ancient...

The Aztecs turned the act of making sacrifices into a theatrical production. These native religious practices introduce a video on Pre-Columbian theater. By watching the video, viewers discover the connection between theater and the...

Native American studies is fun, educational, and highly motivating. Fifth graders will gain a deeper understanding of the six major pre-Columbian culture areas on the North American continent. They will choose one group and conduct...

Students examine Pre-Columbian Ecuadorean design motifs. They view examples of the designs, discuss the motif themes, and replicate the designs on modern fabric using authentic methods.

Need an online resource to supplement the paper textbook in your classroom? An all-encompassing website covers historical events throughout the last half of the second millenium, leading right up to the third. From the pre-Columbian...

Browse the museum's collection of pre-Columbian art by culture (e.g., Inca, Aztec, May, Olmec) or by medium.

Students explore Pre-Columbian native cultures. In this Exploration Era activity, students define the words "primitive," "civilized," and "technology." Students consider the connotations of the words and then investigate...

This resource endeavours to construct pictures of ancient cultures based on clues from their tools and weapons. The picture left behind of the Aztecs is that of a violent society that routinely massacred people for religious and...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Aztec stone sculpture. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.