Research Links for Indigenous Museums Project

Incase you would like more information about these groups, and feel that your peers did not provide very much in the posters, feel free to research some of the information yourself to complete the tasks you were given today.

Aztecs


Map and time period and ALL information:
http://www.crystalinks.com/olmec.html

Dress:
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/dress.html

Foods and laws (fun facts!)
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/food.html

Human sacrifices and Religion
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/aztec/fifthsun.html

Daily Life Information
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs6.htm

Architecture:
http://library.thinkquest.org/18778/the1.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/18778/toppage1.htm

Fun Facts:
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/sports.html

Your Birthday!
Go to http://www.azteccalendar.com/calendar-calculator.html


Tainos

Lots of information about the Taino:
http://www.elboricua.com/history.html

http://www.elmuseo.org/taino/tainoworld.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/580786/Taino

http://www.topuertorico.org/reference/taino.shtml


Geography:
(SCROLL UP TO THE MAP!)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spirits/html/tainobodytaino.html
(SCROLL UP TO THE MAP!)

Information about artifacts and rituals:
This document needs to be downloaded. It is hard to read – you have to really skim it for the information you are looking for. But you will find some great things here!
http://www.uctp.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=97&&Itemid=38


Incas


Lots of information about the Incas:
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/INCAS.HTM

http://www.crystalinks.com/incan.html

http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/inca/eg_inca_menu1.html

Social class/Architecture/Cities/Religion
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/inca.html

Fun facts and images:
http://incas.mrdonn.org/

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/incas.htm


Mayans
Lots of Information about the Mayans:
http://www.historylink101.com/1/mayan/ancient_mayan.htm

Language and writing:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm

Math, Astronomy, Art, Calendars:
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/

http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html

Architecture and geography:
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/latamer/arc_maya.htm
(click on: “Move on to…” link at the bottom for more great information!)

Ancient legends:
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maya/mayastor.html