This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Maya Civilization. Using primary sources and information from archeological discoveries, it uncovers some fascinating insights and explodes some myths. Supported by timelines, maps and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-travelling journey when reading this book.
Guatemala City: Universidad Rafael Landívar. Roys, R. L. 1967. ... Tikal: Dynasties, Foreigners, and Affairs of State: Advancing Maya Archaeology. ... Archaeological Investigations in the Northern Maya Highlands, Guatemala.
Traces Maya civilization from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century, examining the daily life of the people, and discusses topics such as the civilization's economy, social and political systems, writing ...
Students will explore a typical day for a wealthy Mayan citizen in easy-to-follow language and find out what life was like for women and children in this descriptive volume.
This exciting book is rich with information about Maya culture, and it’s sure to stoke readers’ imaginations while giving them a deep understanding of the history of this ancient civilization.
The most comprehensive coverage and latest discoveries about the way of life of the Maya.
This book takes readers on a journey that few have taken, deep into the Mayans' lineage, customs, politics, and daily life.
A Day in the Life of the Maya answers these questions by comprehensively examining and analyzing everything about their culture, including their history, religion, architecture, farming, calendar, ball game, cosmology and origins.
*Includes pictures of Mayan buildings, art, hieroglyphics, numbers, and more. *Explains integral parts of the Mayan empire, including their food, calendar, ball game, sacrifice rituals, and religion. *Examines the architecture of Mayan ...
Experience and explore the often controversial lives of the ancient Aztecs through this comprehensive social history of their culture.
Reveals everyday life among the Maya through an account in graphic novel format of ordinary days and a new year's celebration for a prosperous family living in Copâan in what is now Honduras.