Hispanic History and Culture

Hispanic History and Culture
An Internet Hotlist on Hispanic Culture

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Hispanic Culture, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

History and Culture

History and More - Read about Hispanic history, meet famous Latinos, and play the Piñata Concentration Game. The Research Starter area offers ideas for Hispanic heritage research papers and includes links to related resources. Teachers will find lesson plan suggestions, extension activities, and more in the teacher's guide.

Aztecs

All About Aztecs - A great wealth of information about the Aztecs. Features famous people, important events, and news about the military and leisure life. Take a quiz at the end to see how much you know.
Amazing Aztecs - Discover more about the 'Amazing Aztecs' when you explore this Cyber Hunt. Students and teachers can use the links provided to help them complete their journey.
Aztec Calendar -
Aztec Culture - Explore the Aztec culture in depth. Features artifacts, daily life, stories, calendar, links, listen to music, and more.
Fling the Teacher-Aztec Game - This game requires students to answer 15 questions correctly about the Aztecs in order to “Fling the Teacher”.

Incan

Culture Focus-Incas - This site provides colorful pictures of ancient temples and descendants of the Incas.
Incan Civilization - This is an easy-to-understand summary of the Incan civilization that is divided into categories: the land, the end of the empire, the people, family life, craftsmen, herders, clothing, cloth, religion, architecture, and more.
Incan Empire and History - Learn about daily life in the Incan Empire.
Incan Student Game - An interactive site that includes looking at a zapotec urn, investigating the Incas, and looking at the tools used in archaeology.
eMuseum-Inca - This site offers a brief but comprehensive overview of the Inca Empire.

Mayan

Ancient Mayan Daily Life - Ideas and lesson plans are shared for teaching about the Mayans.
Mythology of the Mayans - This site gives information on Mayan myths related to the earth, rain, the moon, Venus, Mars, and the Milky Way. There are illustrations and explanations of vocabulary.
eMuseum-Mayans - Provides a description of the Mayan civilization, its agriculture, writing system, art, and trade. Also discusses the downfall of the Mayans.

People

Ceasar Chavez - Brief biography about the life and times of Ceasar Chavez.
Diego Rivera - Brief biography of Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo - Brief biography of Frida Kahlo.
Henry Cisneros - Brief biography of Henry Cisneros.
Pancho Villa - Brief biography about the life and times of Pancho Villa.

Content by Ms. Goodner
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Last revised Tue Sep 11 14:12:53 US/Pacific 2007