Links related to Ancient Civilizations - Grade 4

Thematic Map:  Migration and Development of Early North and Central American Societies

http://www.timemaps.com/history/north-america-979ad

Aztec, Maya, Inca:

http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php

Teotihuacán:

http://www.aztec-history.com/teotihuacan.html

  

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/teotihuacan-/

The Pyramids at Teotihuacán (HD video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PibnTBi1rrQ

Other Ancient Civilizations (this is a good site for ancient societies in the Old World):

https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/home

(This site ignores early civilization in the Americas)

Iroquois Society before contact with Europe:

The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) – Good to read with your child (Reading Strategy:  "Finding Important Information" (by using subtitles / subheadings)

(Pronunciation of "Haudenosaunee" is "how-den-o-SHAW-nee")

Focus:  Role of Women in Haudenosaunee society:  Clans and Leadership

http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Ha-La/Iroquois-Confederacy.html

Wendat Society before contact with Europe:

http://www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca/sm/en/HistoricalInformation/TheLifeoftheWendat/index.htm

 Searching Online:

• Google
• Google Earth
• Google Streetview (for a tour of these ancient sites)
• Google Images

Search Terms:

(You can add the search term "map" after the place names below.  Look for maps of ancient layout of city.)

• Chichen Itza
• Chchen Itza map
• Teotihuacan
• Tenochtitlan
• Tikal
• Machu Picchu

French Search Terms:

• anciennes civilisations
• civilisations anciennes

 YouTube is a great source for videos in French and English on early societies.