Ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations / Marion Wood ; updated by Peter Mitchell.
| Author/creator | Wood, Marion, 1945- |
| Other author | Mitchell, Peter, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Chelsea House Pub., ©2007. |
| Description | 96 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cultural atlas for young people Cultural atlas for young people. ^A263463 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Timelines -- Overview of America: Land and people -- First Americans - Exploration and conquest -- History of North America: North America: Land and climate -- North America after the ice -- Arctic -- Inuit life -- Burial mound builders -- Temple mound builders -- Mound sites -- Northern Iroquoians -- Great plains -- Life on the plains -- Far west -- Southwest -- Mimbres pottery -- Southwest site 1 -- Southwest sites 2 -- Hopi ritual drama -- Northwest coast -- History of Latin America: Latin America: Land and climate -- Mesoamerica after the ice age -- Olmec civilization -- Mesoamerica sites 1 -- Mesoamerica sites 2 -- Maya civilization -- Maya civilization-Sites -- Toltecs -- Toltecs-Sites -- Aztec empire -- Aztec capital -- Antilles and Columbia -- Central Andes -- Nazca: Lines in the desert -- Central Andean sites -- Inca -- Inca empire-Sites -- Inca travel -- Andean mummies and textiles -- Latin America today -- Glossary -- Further reading/Web sites -- Gazetteer -- Index. |
| Abstract | Examines the native peoples of the ancient civilizations of North, Central, and South America. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 92) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780816068203 |
| ISBN | 0816068208 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 972.81016 W85067A | ✔ Available | Place Hold |