The Mayas
| Main Author: | Gassos, Dolores. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Philadelphia :
Chelsea House Publishers,
2006.
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| Series: |
Ancient civilizations
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- The splendor of pre-Columbian America
- Mayan geography : the Yucatan Peninsula
- Corn : the sap of life
- The gods : Bloodthirsty spirits
- Social classes : from king to peasants
- Ceremonial complexes : the secret world of governors and priests
- The pyramid : a symbolic building with several functions
- The ball game : a sport of life and death
- Astronomy : the Mayan calendar
- Crafts : art in daily life
- A Mayan house : the simple life of the common people
- Writing : a system based on glyphs
- The major periods.