Maya Project Links

Use these links to create your independent study project on the Maya


Mayan Math

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Mayan_mathematics.html

http://www.mayacalendar.com/f-mayamath.html

http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc05eng.shtml

Mayan Food and Agriculture

http://www.allchocolate.com/understanding/history/pre_columbian.aspx

http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanagriculture.html

http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_agriculture.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005446/Food/English/maya.html

http://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/10-Maya-foods-that-changed-the-world-s-eating-2477935.php


Architecture
http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/mayan.htm

https://www.courses.psu.edu/anth/anth008_cmg149/mayan.html


Writing
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm

http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc04eng.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyphs.html



Calendar
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc06eng.shtml

http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html

Astronomy
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc07eng.shtml

Chinese Invention Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/4AYSrSqTQboq

China's Foreign Contact Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/uk3e5KgCrU

Samurai Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/uU7aQokpkF

Byzantine Empire Ships Unearthed

Here is a link to a cool story I heard on NPR radio the other day you can listen to the clip I heard via this link.


http://www.npr.org/2012/12/03/166244488/in-istanbul-a-byzantine-era-fleet-surfaces-again

Web Link for Differentiated Samurai Project

If you have been assigned the samurai project where you will write your own ebook diary as a samurai then you need to visit this site and watch the tutorial and set up your account.




http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter

Learn More About Samurai

Here are some links about Samurai life explore them for more info

http://www.samuraiweapons.com/    Info on the types of weapons used by Samurai

http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Category:Samurai  Links to info on some famous male samurai

http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Category:Women  Links to info on some famous female samurai

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html  Info on samurai names

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html Info on samurai clothing

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html Info on samurai food

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html  Info on the tea ceremony

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/smg/Samurai%20Essay.htm  General Overview of all things samurai