The Mayas / [Dolores Gass�os ; translator, Patrick Clark].
by Gassos, Dolores.
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BookSeries: Ancient civilizations (Philadelphia, Pa.): Publisher: Philadelphia : Chelsea House, 2006Edition: 1st hardcover library ed.Description: 31 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0791084892.Subject(s): Mayas -- History | Mayas -- Social life and customs | Mayas -- FolkloreDDC classification: 972.81/016 Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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| 972.81 DEE Maya / | 972.81 DEL Guatemala / | 972.81 EBO Life among the Maya / | 972.81 GAS The Mayas / | 972.81 HAY Guatemala / | 972.81 ORR The Maya / | 972.81 PER The ancient Maya / |
Translated from the Spanish.
Includes index.
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.
Contains full-color illustrated drawings depicting the historical, political, and cultural development of the ancient Mayan civilization including Mayan geography, social classes, pyramids and ceremonies, astronomy, system of writing, and more.
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