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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and descriptive text provide information on the people, cities, culture, food and drink, trade, gods and goddesses, clothes, sports and games, and other aspects of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations.
2) Pyramid
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a photographic introduction to pyramids, explaining what they are, discussing how and when they were built, examining the purpose of pyramids, and looking at different pyramids around the world.
6) The maya
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
An account of the New World's greatest ancient civilization, the Maya.
Author
Series
Earth chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
In the sixteenth century, Spanish conquerors came to the New World in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Instead, they encountered inexplicable phenomena that have puzzled scholars and historians ever since: massive stone edifices constructed in the Earth's most inaccessible regions . . . great monuments forged with impossible skill and unknown tools . . . intricate carvings describing events and places half a world away. Who were the bearded...
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
"Exploring the relationship between Native Americans and the natural world. Biodiversity and Native America questions the widespread view that indigenous peoples and minimal ecological impact in North America. Introducing a variety of perspectives - ethnopharmacological, ethnographic, archaeological, and biological - the expert contributors show that Native Americans were active managers of natural ecological systems.
The book covers groups from...
Author
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
""In Searching for Golden Empires, William K. Hartmann tells a true-life adventure story that recounts the shared history of the United States and Mexico, unveiling episodes both tragic and uplifting. Hernan Cortez Montezuma, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, and Viceroy Antonio Mendoza are just some of the principal eyewitnesses in this vivid history of New World exploration"--Provided by publisher.
"This lively book recounts the explorations of the...
17) The Maya
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The Maya were one of the early Indian cultures to emerge in what is now Mexico and Central America, and many of their descendents still live in the region today. This book provides a fascinating look at the traditions and beliefs of the Maya people as well as a glimpse into the life of the Maya today.
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
General description of all aspects of Indian life (language, subsistence, art, clothing, etc.) considerably revised from the first edition published in 1961. Now includes chapters on Indian-white relations since 1492 for the main geographic areas. Term Indians includes Eskimo.
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