Experience and explore the often controversial lives of the ancient Aztecs through this comprehensive social history of their culture.
The author describes the advancing civilization of the Aztecs destroyed by Spanish conquest Soustelle s great book about the Aztecs . . . takes us deep into the life of this great society.
In Everyday Life in the Aztec World, Frances Berdan and Michael E. Smith offer a view into the lives of real people, doing very human things, in the unique cultural world of Aztec central Mexico.
... Mesoamerica's Classic Heritage: From Teotihuacan to the Aztecs (co-edited with Lindsay Jones and Scott Sessions, 2000), and Cave, City, and Eagle's Nest: An Interpretive Journey through the Mapa de Cuauhtinchan No.
Did they sit down for dinner as a family? Did they go out on weekends to have fun? How did mommies and daddies bond with their kids? If you want to know the answers to these, then you better start reading this history book for kids.
Facilitating a richer understanding of the Aztec world, Smith's research also redefines success, prosperity and resilience in ancient societies, making this book suitable not only for those interested in the Aztecs but in the examination of ...
In 1519 Hernando Cortes and the Spanish army landed on the east coast of Mexico. From that moment the Aztecs became a part of European history. This book is an...
The detailed main text provides an informative look at Aztec daily life, allowing readers to compare their life in the present to life as a member of the Aztec civilization.
This reference book intends to introduce students to Aztec daily life in a visually engaging format with pages of the codices described and analyzed to lend insight into social, religious, and natural life of these ancient people."--
Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahuatl-language sources written by the indigenous people.
Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.