Mesoamerica Word Wall Cards | Aztec, Maya, Olmec Vocabulary

We've made them available as full-page cards in color (11 x 8.5 in.) or as smaller versions with two cards on an 8.5 x 11 in. page. There is also a link to a Google Slideshow that includes all the word wall cards.

Each card includes a color photograph (the majority of which were taken by the author, an expert in Mesoamerican history), the word or term, and its definition.

Here are the terms included:

• Ancient Maya, Yucatán Peninsula, Pakal of Palenque, Obsidian, Maize, Chinampas, Codex, The Mexica (Aztecs), The Zapotecs, The Mixtecs, Milpa, Mesoamerica, Popol Vuh, Observatory, Tenochtitlan, Moctezuma II, Chichén Itzá, Huitzilopochtli, Conquistadors, Ballgame, Glyph, Polytheism, Valley of Mexico, Quetzalcoatl, Plaza, Tribute, Stela, Cacao, City-State, Pictograph, Cenote, Teotihuacan, The Olmec

Includes:

A link to a PDF with links to

1. The word wall cards as full-page on an 11 x 8.5 in. document

2. Two word wall cards on an 8.5 x 11 in. document, easier for cutting up

3. A slideshow of the word wall cards

Ways you can use this:

• As a standalone activity related to Mesoamerica

• As a companion to our informational texts / reading about Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Aztecs

• Independent learning

• Homeschooling