Welcome: Early South American Civilizations Webquest

Grade Level:10-11

Standard: 6-4, Indicators 6-4.3

Authors: Andrew Leaphart and Kendra Moore

Introduction: In this lesson, we will be comparing the contributions and declines of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations in Central and South America. All of the civilizations had excellent contributions such as anatomy, mathematics, and their forms of government. In this assignment, we will also discuss the culture before and after the European influence. After this lesson, it should be clear to students how Christopher Columbus’s “New World” discovery affected the South Americas civilization culture.