Mesoamerica Webquest
During this webquest, you will complete the tasks listed on this handout.
Begin your webquest by using the links below to answer the questions and complete the tasks.
Begin your webquest by using the links below to answer the questions and complete the tasks.
1. Geography: On the map provided…
- Identify where the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations were located. Label them on the map!
- Also locate:
- Were these empires polytheistic or monotheistic?
- Name at least one god from each civilization. What they were the god of? http://mayaincaaztec.com/religion.html
- Why were the pyramids of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca built? What happened at each of the temples?
- What was the name of the Aztec capital/main city?
- Why did they build it where they did?
- Aztec Calendar- http://www.ancient.eu/article/896/
- Describe the calendar and a few interesting facts.
- Decline- http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_a00.html
- Who was Hernando Cortez and how did he help bring about the end of the Aztec civilization?
- Calendar- http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html
- 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.)
- Do we know why the Maya civilization declined?
- Who was Atahualpa?
- Who was Francisco Pizarro and how did he help bring about the end of the Incan civilization?
- Religion- http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/inti_sun.html
- Technology-
- Why were Inca roads so impressive? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
- Did Incans write and keep records? http://archaeology.about.com/od/americanancientwriting/a/quipu.htm
- What is Macchu Pichu and who “found it”? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
- 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) http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm
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