3. Early Human Migrations

4. Origins of the Peoples of the Americas? Origins of the Peoples of the Americas? Sculpture from the Americas

5. Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations

7. Lands of the Mayans The Yucatan Peninsula

8. Chichen-Itza - Pyramid

9. Chichen-Itza - Observatory

10. Chichen-Itza - Ball Court

11. Mayan Cultivation of Maize Chac, God of Rain 

12. Mayan Underground Granaries: Chultunes

13. Overview of Tikal (Guatemala) Temple of the Masks

14. Tikal Jungle View at Sunset

15. Tikal - Main Court

16. Tikal: Temple of the Masks

17. Tikal - Wall Mask of the Rain God

18. Mayan Glyphs Mayan Mathematics sky king house child city sky king house child city

19. Mayan Glyphs

20. Mayan Drinking Cup for Chocolate

21. Pakal: The Maya Astronaut

22. The God of Wisdom & Learning Quetzalcoatl: The God of Wisdom & Learning

24. Lands of the Aztecs

25. Aztec View of Tenochtitlan

26. Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan

27. The Codex Mendoza : The Founding of Tenochtitlan

28. Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas

29. Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden: 15ft. to 30ft. wide

30. Tenochtitlan - Chinampas

31. Aztec Math Aztec Writing

32. Aztec Sun Stone -- Calendar

33. Aztec Sun Motifs

34. Aztec Codex (15c Manuscript)

35. The Aztecs Were Fierce Warriors

36. Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

37. Heart Sacrifice on an Aztec Temple Pyramid

38. Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan

39. Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan

40. Aztec Gold

42. Lands of the Incas

43. Cuzco: A ncient Capital of the Inca (11,000 ft. above sea level)

44. Machu Picchu

46. Incan Suspension Bridges

47. Incan Terrace Farming

48. Incan Digging Sticks

49. Maize in Incan Pottery & Gold Work

50. Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans

51. Produce from a Typical Incan Market

52. Incan Ceramic Jars PeanutPeanut PotatoPotato SquashSquash Cacao God Cacao Pod

53. The Quipu: An Incan Database

54. Incan Mummies

55. Inca Gold & Silver