Curated OER
Lesson Plan: Carving Through History
Peek into the art and history of ancient Mexico by analyzing the artifact Stone Serpent Heads. Learners examine images of the piece, discuss its origin, history, and significance. They experience the carving process by creating similar...
Curated OER
Ancient Mexico: Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Civilizations
A basic overview of the early civilizations of Central America, this slideshow would be a good foundation for a lesson on the characteristics of these three tribes. It would fold into a unit on world cultures or European exploration...
Curated OER
An Excursion to Cities of Mysterious Pasts
Students use the encyclopedia sources on the computer or in the library to research the historic sites and history of Mexico City. They make notes of what they find to be the most interesting for their visit. They make a large map of...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Prehispanic Life in Chignahuapan Marsh, Mexico (1999)
Research focuses on Teotihuacan culture at a lake settlement at Chignahuapan Marsh. Excavations of human remains indicate human sacrifice.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Architectural Restoration Criteria in the Mayan Area
Restoration of Mayan sites is a controversial subject. Document offers guidelines for the restoration of excavated areas for the purpose of tourism. The author reports problems in the rebuilding and restoration of famous sites such as...
Yale University
Yale: Mexicans: Mythology, Movement & Masterpiece
This drama curriculum unit features a bibliography, information about storytelling, mythology, oral readings, and the like--suitable for grade school students in the 5th grade and adaptable for other grades.
Other
Univ. Of Kansas: Toltecs: Lecture Notes
A set of lecture notes detailing the Toltec culture and civilization. These notes are part of a larger course covering the Mesoamerican civilizations.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Major Archaeological Sites: Pre Classic to Post Classic
Chronological history with photographs from cultural periods at the Teotihuacan site. Note that site can be viewed in Spanish.
Other
Villanova University: Ancient Maya Architecture
View photographs of pre-Columbian Maya architecture in the regions from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Teotihuacan
Detail offered on Teotihuacan civilization, Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, mural paintings, and the Ciudadela.
Yale University
Ynhti: An Excursion to Cities of Mysterious Pasts
A learning unit which explores both the modern city of Mexico City and the cities that lie hidden underneath: Tenochyiylan and Teotihuacan.
Mex Connect
Mexconnect: The Classic Period (300 900 Ce): Part 1/3
First in a three-part article that focuses on three Mesoamerican cities, beginning with Teotihuacan in present day Mexico.
Other
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.
Other
Camelot Village: History of the World: Teotihuacan
A profile of this ancient, mesoamerican city-state that thrived from 50 CE to 900 CE.
Other
La Sala De Teotihuacan
Clickable pictures from this Mesoamerican art gallery at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.
Other
Quetzalcoatl Head, Teotihuacan
A large picture of a stone sculpture of the head of Quetzalcoatl.
Curated OER
La Sala De Teotihuacan
Clickable pictures from this Mesoamerican art gallery at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.
Curated OER
La Sala De Teotihuacan
Clickable pictures from this Mesoamerican art gallery at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.
Curated OER
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.
Curated OER
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.
Curated OER
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.
Curated OER
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.
Curated OER
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
There are two exhibitions available online: Formative Mesoamerico and Teotihuacan. Both exhibits have pictures and narratives.