Introduction

Surf's up! Grab your brain and head for the further reaches of cyberspace. There's a lot to learn in this information age. Using the Web allows you to discover tons more than you may have ever known possible. Below is a list of questions about the topic of this page. Surf the Internet links on this page to find answers to the questions. Don't forget to go after the monster learning wave, the Big Question. Have fun and avoid a mental head plant.

Questions

1. What was the most important Mayan contribution to world architecture?
   
   
2. What was used to make the foundation of the city of Tenochtitlan?
   
   
3. Many places in Mexico derived their names from Aztec words. For examples, the city of Tlaxcala original Aztec name was Tlaxcallan. What does Tlaxcallan mean in Aztec?
   
   
4. How many people speak a dialect of Nahuatl today?
   
   
5. What is the Nahuatl word for 'house'?
   
   
6. Who was Tlaloc to Aztec Mythology?
   
   
7. According to the first myth Quetzlc'oatl, how was man created?
   
   

The Internet Resources

• The Aztecs: A Tradition of Religious Human Sacrifice
• The Nahuatl Language
• Tlaloc
• THE ANCIENT MAYA AND THEIR LEGACY
• The Aztec Indians
• Some Nuhuatl Placenames
• Nahuatl Vocabulary

The Big Question

What are three main aspects of this topic? How would you chunk what you learned into clusters or a brainstorm map?