Maya, Aztec, Inca

The Inca developed a record-keeping system using knotted strings called quipu.  We made a quipu with yarn.

This month we learned about early civilizations in the Americas.  We discussed the Bering Land Bridge theory as a possibility of how humans migrated to North America.  We also discussed the shift from hunting and gathering to farming that occurred in the Americas.  We specifically learned about the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations, and we compared them to ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations.

We made a large time-line to put our history lessons in perspective.  The time-line included:  Bering Land Bridge; corn domestication; Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations; ancient Egypt and Mesopotamian civilizations; the beginning of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Columbus's voyage to Americas; electricity in homes; and Ian and Eric's birthdays.

Books:  The Maya by Takacs;  Woolly Mammoth by Manning;  The Inca by Takacs;  The Ancient Maya by Maloy;

Resources:
Bering Land Bridge
Making Quipus