AFRICA and AMERICA LINKS

Lords of the Earth Site created by Native Americans that has info on Aztecs/Incas/Maya

 

The Incas

The civilization of the Incas Great site that was made by a 6th grade class.

The art & culture of the Inca Site has many pictures and descriptions of artifacts, as well as a history and timeline of the Incas.

Inca Trail See the sights you would see if you walked the part of the Ancient Inca road system.

Ice treasure of the Inca National Geographic site about a search for frozen Inca mummies.

Andes Expedition Another National Geographic site that includes an autopsy on an Ice Mummy.

Nova Online/ Ice Mummies A Nova site that looks at the expedition to find Ice Mummies.

The Maya

Rabbit in the Moon Has lots of interactive information. Try the games sections.

Ancient Maya Site created by 5th graders that is a good overview site for the Mayans.

Maya Astrology Good site that has sections on astrology, calendar, writing, and math.

Maya Culture This site contains many Mayan folktales.

Collapse: Why did the Maya Fall? Explore evidence found at one site to explain the fall of the Mayan Empire.

The Aztecs

The Aztec This site has lots of information about Aztec culture.

Aztec Calendar Translates our dating system into the Aztec Calendar.

Aztec Calendar: the Pointer Contains a comprehensive description of how the Aztec Calendar worked.

The Aztec Calendar Explains every part of the Aztec Calendar's pictures.

Quetzalcoatl All about this crucial figure from Aztec Mythology.

Aztecs A site created by students that has a good overview on several topics regarding the Aztecs.

 Africa

Mr Dowling's Electronic Passport to Ancient Africa - A great site with good information on Ghana, Timbuktu, Zimbabwe, and other mysteries of ancient Africa.

African Research - A great page full of links to explore many different aspects of ancient Africa

Ancient civilizations of Africa- A page about some of the civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.

The Kingdom of Kush and Ancient Nubia - Some very good info about the ancient Kushites and Nubia

The Road to Timbuktu - A good site created by PBS with emphasis on Mali and Ghana

 The Kingdom of Kush - Information on an ancient alphabet and royal burial customs

Pictures of Mali - Great pictures of present day Mali, Timbuktu, and the Dogon Culure

Mt. Kilimanjaro- Information on Mt. Kilimanjaro where the Chagga Tribe lives.

African Links - A page full of many more links if you can't seem to find enough information.