Who were the first Americans living in North America before Columbus's arrival and how did they get there?

Contents

1. 1 First Americans
2. 2 Four Early North American Civilizations (Pre-Columbian)
   1. 2.1 Ancient North American Civilization Poster Project
   2. 2.2 INVESTIGATION: Ancient North American Civilization (PDF - tablet/smartphone ready)PDF: North American Map for Civilization Poster (6 per page)
   3. 2.3 Aztec
   4. 2.4 Maya
   5. 2.5 Moundbuilders (Mississippian Culture)
   6. 2.6 The Anasazi (Ancient Pueblo)

• Online Archaeology Resources for Kids

First Americans

Four Early North American Civilizations (Pre-Columbian)

Ancient North American Civilization Poster Project

• INVESTIGATION: Ancient North American Civilization (PDF - tablet/smartphone ready)
• PDF: North American Map for Civilization Poster (6 per page)

Aztec

• INTERACTIVE: Early Aztec Life Animated History
• ARTICLE: Aztec Empire for Kids
• VIDEO: The Aztecs (1:20 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: What Happened to the Aztecs? (3:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Aztec Encounter (2:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Prophecy of Quexacote (3:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Aztec Aqueducts (3:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Spanish Silver (3:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• Aztec - Wikipedia article (tablet/smartphone ready)
• The Aztecs (tablet/smartphone ready)
• Pyramids of Mesoamerica (tablet/smartphone ready) - includes Aztec & Maya pyramids
• VIDEO: In Search of History: The Aztec Empire (tablet/smartphone ready)

Maya

• INTERACTIVE: Map of the Maya World (click here for tablets/smartphones)
• VIDEO: The Mayans (2:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Maya Encounter (2:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Mayan Astronomy (3:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: The Tomb of King Pacal (2:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Chichen Itza (4:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• VIDEO: Mayan Tear Gas (4:00 - tablet/smartphone ready) - History Channel
• ARTICLE: Maya Scientific Achievements
• The Maya Ruins  (tablet/smartphone ready) - a photographic tour of selected Maya sites
• Maya Rise & Fall Interactive Map  (requires Flash Player) - National Geographic
• ARTICLE: Maya Civilization - Wikipedia (tablet/smartphone ready)
• ARTICLES: Mystery of the MAYA (tablet/smartphone ready)
• The Maya Astronomy Page (tablet/smartphone ready)
• Video Clips from "The Lost King of the Maya"
• VIDEOS: Cracking the Maya Code - can watch this PBS program online
• Reading Maya Hieroglyphs Challenge (requires shockwave)
• Maya Folktales (tablet/smartphone ready)
• INTERACTIVE: Maya: Why do Civilizations Collapse? (tablet/smartphone ready)
• Maya Mathematics (tablet/smartphone ready)

Moundbuilders (Mississippian Culture)

The Anasazi (Ancient Pueblo)