Author: Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 0756545846
Category : Central America
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Book Description
Describes the Ancient Mayan civilization, including their religious views, intellectual achievements, and everyday life.
Author: Captivating History
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781647485559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Author: Brian J. Knapp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782780809
Category : Mayas
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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'Exploring the Maya Empire' has been developed to cater for the needs of teaching this topic in lower primary, an important change to the history curriculum in primary schools throughout the UK. It is published to cover the Central American empires and to replace Aztecs. It sets the context for the development of the Maya empire and explains the development of the city states of the region, their rise, problems, their monumental structures and how they finally disappeared. This will provide coverage of all these topics in a single new book that is badly needed to match the new curriculum requirements.
Author: Baby Professor
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1541919602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Mayan Empire was a civilization rich in stories. Some of these stories you can learn about today, thanks to the writings of historians. Learning about ancient history has been made more enjoyable with the help of cool resources like this one. We say it’s cool because it’s been created with young learners in mind. Enjoy reading this copy today!
Author: Charles Hofer
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508149046
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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At their peak, the ancient Maya lived in one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. Their calendar system, celestial observations, and architecture give us clues to the greatness of their technology. This book introduces readers to the many unique technological devices and breakthroughs created by the ancient Maya. Readers will learn about the historical context of Maya technology through primary sources, such as artifacts and architectural ruins, and accessible, fact-filled text. Photographs of what the Maya left behind will give readers an in-depth look into the amazing creations of this ancient civilization.
Author: Elaine A. Kule
Publisher: 12-Story Library
ISBN: 9781632354655
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Examines the rise and fall of the Mayans in Mesoamerica. Readers will come away with a comprehensive understanding of who the Mayans were, how they built their empire, and what happened to their civilization.
Author: Matthew Restall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190645032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated writing system that recorded extraordinary knowledge in calendrics, mathematics, and astronomy. The Maya achieved all this without area-wide centralized control. There was never a single, unified Maya state or empire, but always numerous, evolving ethnic groups speaking dozens of distinct Mayan languages. The people we call "Maya" never thought of themselves as such; yet something definable, unique, and endlessly fascinating - what we call Maya culture - has clearly existed for millennia. So what was their self-identity and how did Maya civilization come to be "invented?" With the Maya historically subdivided and misunderstood in so many ways, the pursuit of what made them "the Maya" is all the more important. In this Very Short Introduction, Restall and Solari explore the themes of Maya identity, city-state political culture, art and architecture, the Maya concept of the cosmos, and the Maya experience of contact with including invasion by outsiders. Despite its brevity, this book is unique for its treatment of all periods of Maya civilization, from its origins to the present.
Author: Jeremy A. Sabloff
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466814446
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Book Description
Nowadays, archaeological investigators don't just dig up the past They use high-tech equipment, chemical analyses, sampling strategies, and other modern means to gain a better understanding of why and how cultures change. Using the study of the Maya as a test case, Jeremy Sabloff shows how the exciting transformation of archaeology is shedding new light on past civilizations.
Author: Edwin Lawrence Barnhart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South America
Languages : en
Pages : 189
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Antiquity, period art and lost civilizations in pre-hispanic South America are analysed.
Author: Robert J. Sharer
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Book Description
. For ease of use by students, the work is organized into chapters covering all aspects of Maya life and civilization: the foundations of Maya life and civilization; early, middle, and late Maya civilization; economy (food production and trade); social and political systems; writing and calendars; life cycle events; arts and crafts; and religion.
