Ancient Americas Reading Passages
Reading Results
How Maize Transformed Life in the Americas
This passage explores the dramatic impact of maize (corn) on ancient civilizations throughout the Americas. Students wil...
The Americas: Developing in Isolation
This rigorous history reading passage explores how ancient civilizations in the Americas developed in isolation due to t...
Maya Writing and Mathematics
This engaging passage explores the remarkable achievements of the Maya civilization in the fields of writing and mathema...
Tenochtitlán: City on a Lake
This comprehensive history reading passage explores the rise and significance of Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec ...
Religion in the Aztec Empire
This history passage explores the complex and fascinating religion of the Aztec Empire, a powerful civilization in the a...
Inca Roads System Connect the Mountains
This passage explores the remarkable road system of the Inca civilization, which connected vast regions of the Andes Mou...
Quipus: Keeping Records Without Writing
This passage explores the fascinating world of quipus, the unique recording devices used by the Inca civilization of the...
Florentine Codex Aztec
This engaging history reading passage explores the Florentine Codex, a unique document offering an indigenous perspectiv...
Aztec Accounts of the Spanish Conquest
This reading passage explores the Aztec accounts of the Spanish Conquest, focusing on primary sources and indigenous per...
Pizarro Conquest of inca
This engaging history reading passage explores the dramatic conquest of the Inca Empire by Francisco Pizarro and his Spa...