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Early Civilizations in the Americas. Biographies

By Sonia G. Benson

Book information

Publisher
U·X·L
Year
2005
ISBN
9780787676803, 0-7876-7680-2, 0-7876-9395-2
LCC
E77.4 .B46 2005
Open Library ID
OL11095004M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22380116 bytes)
Series
Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library
Volume
Vol. 3
Edition
1
Pages
301\301
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34

Description

Early Civilizations in the Americas: Biographies and Primary Sources presents a collection of twenty-three biographies and primary sources---both text and photographs of artifacts---that provide detailed and focused views of the people of the early American civilizations, the artifacts they left behind, and the sources upon which the history of the early American civilizations are based. The volume is divided into three chapters: the Incas, the Mayas and their Ancestors, and the Aztec Empire. Each chapter is arranged loosely by topic and chronology. The biographies include Inca emperor Pachacutec, Maya king Pacal, and Aztec emperor Montezuma II. The primary sources feature artifacts such as the Inca quipu, or knotted counting cords, the Maya sacred calendar, and the Aztec Sun Stone. Also included are excerpts from the memoirs and histories compiled by indigenous writers and Spanish missionaries and conquerors in the decades following the conquest.

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