~ eBooks on Early American Civilizations from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Databases: Scroll over an image for a complete description.
~ Search examples: Aztecs, Mayans
~ Easy-read reference articles
~ Magazine and newspaper articles; current articles -- museums, archaeology, research into Aztecs, Mayans, other civilizations.
~ Reference, magazine/newspaper, and primary sources
~ Reference, magazine, newspaper, and primary sources
- Ancient Civilizations: Aztec ~ Information from the History Channel.
- The Aztec Empire ~ Information from the PBS special Conquistadors
- The Aztec Empire ~ The Guggenheim Museum presents an online look at the art and lives of the Aztecs. Each section describes a time period under the Aztec rule and discusses art works from that period.
- Aztec Mythology ~ This web site is dedicated to the mythology of the ancient Aztec people. The six myths presented talk about the earth, the rain, the moon, the sun, Venus, and the Pleiades.
- Cracking the Maya Code ~ Information from NOVA Online, Public Broadcasting System.
- The Great Inca Rebellion ~ Information from NOVA Online, Public Broadcasting System.
- Growth of the Inca Empire ~ Interactive maps, images, information from PBS.
- Ice Treasures of the Inca ~ Information from National Geographic.
- The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu ~ Interactive trail, maps, images.
- Life in the Inca World ~ Interactive maps, images, information from PBS.
- The Lost Empire (Inca) ~ Information from NOVA Online, Public Broadcasting System.
- The Lost King of the Maya ~ Information from NOVA Online, Public Broadcasting System.
- Machu Picchu ~ From the eMuseum of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- Machu Picchu -- Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas ~ Learn about the lives of the Incas as you view some of their artifacts and see how they were used in everyday life. Find out how the Spanish Invasion changed the economic and political system of Machu Picchu. From the Field Museum, Chicago.
- The Maya ~ Information from the Annenberg Foundation
- The Maya: NOVAScienceNOW ~ Information from NOVA Online, Public Broadcasting System.
- Maya Ruins ~ Interactive maps and many images of Mayan ruins.
- Mesoamerican Cultures ~ Includes information on Aztecs, Mayans, and others. From the eMuseum of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- Mystery of the Maya ~ Information from the Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca ~ Transcript from the program of the same name, NOVA, PBS.
- South American Cultures ~ Includes information on Inca, Chimu, Nazca, and other civilizations. From the eMuseum of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
N.
Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center,
Park Ridge, IL
Created: 5/13/08 Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org