The Americas for KS3 and 4
Explore the lives and art of native peoples of the Americas at
the British Museum.
Resources for visits
Native North America
Explore the history the indigenous peoples of North America
through enquiry-based gallery activities. This supports KS3 (a
world study before 1900).
Take a closer look at art and design with North American
pottery, ceramics, textiles, costume, Totem poles, and contemporary
arts. With gallery activities and further ideas.
Order this free resource
Aztecs
Explore the Aztecs Empire- its people and society, gods and
religious belief, symbols and writing, warfare and sacrifice,
trade, art and more…
This resource can be used to support a visit to the Mexican gallery
or in the classroom.
Aztecs part
1 (pdf 6.5Mb)
Aztecs part
2 (pdf 5.8Mb)
Aztecs part
3 (pdf 5 Mb)
Online resources
This tour introduces Native North American art and culture and
features some of the highlights of the Stonyhurst collection,
acquired by the British Museum in 2003.
Other useful websites
National Archives- What was early contact like between Europeans
and Natives?
Pitt Rivers Museum -
Collection of Native American Photographs
Native
Americans Schools History
A History of Jamestown the first
English settlement in America
National Museum of the American
Indian
Useful books
For students
R. Green, The
British Museum Encyclopaedia of Native America,
(London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
For teachers
J. C. H. King, First
Peoples, First Contacts, Native Peoples of North
America, (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
Books which are published by the British Museum Press can be
purchased at the Museum shop, online or at any bookshop.
Teachers receive a 10% discount* when they quote
teacher0910 in Museum shops.
For discount online, visit www.britishmuseumshoponline.org
and enter teacher0910 on checkout.
*Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other
offers.