Author: Guy E. PowellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Latest Aztec Discoveries
Author: Guy E. PowellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Aztecs
Author: Richard PlattPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789439574
Category : Aztecs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A brief history of the Aztec Indians including their way of life, religion, and rulers.
The Aztecs
Author: Frances F. BerdanPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789143616
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan shines fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her net wide, covering topics as diverse as ethnicity, empire-building, palace life, etiquette, origin myths, and human sacrifice. While the Aztecs are often described as “stone age,” their achievements were remarkable. They constructed lofty temples and produced fine arts in precious stones, gold, and shimmering feathers. They crafted beautiful poetry and studied the sciences. They had schools and libraries, entrepreneurs and money, and a bewildering array of deities and dramatic ceremonies. Based on the latest research and lavishly illustrated, this book reveals the Aztecs to have created a civilization of sophistication and finesse.
Discoveries: Aztecs
Author: Serge GruzinskiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire is a short introductory title on the history of the Mexica peoples. It follows the Aztecs from the founding of their capital, Tenochtitlan, right through to the centuries following the conquest of their empire in the 16th century. It ends with the story of Mexico in 1821.
The Aztecs
Author: Michael E. SmithPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118257197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs. A thorough examination of Aztec origins and civilization including religion, science, and thought Incorporates the latest archaeological excavations and research into explanations of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of Aztec culture in Central Mexico Expanded coverage includes key topics such as writing, music, royal tombs, and Aztec predictions of the end of the world
The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls
Author: Jane MacLaren WalshPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789200962
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully “palmed off” a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe’s leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.
Conquistador
Author: Buddy LevyPublisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553384716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
In this astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an edge-of-your-seat adventure thriller, acclaimed historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures perhaps unequaled to this day. It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish empire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in carrying out his intentions by virtually annihilating a proud and accomplished native people is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story. In Tenochtitlán Cortés met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas and ruler of a city whose splendor equaled anything in Europe. Yet in less than two years, Cortés defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astounding battles ever waged. The story of a lost kingdom, a relentless conqueror, and a doomed warrior, Conquistador is history at its most riveting.
National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Aztec
Author: Tim CookePublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426300721
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Describes the work of archaeologists who have uncovered the artifacts of ancient Aztecs of Mexico.
Daily Life of the Aztecs
Author: Davíd CarrascoPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313377456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions. Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as well as new discoveries in archaeology, pictorial manuscripts, and ritual practices, Daily Life of the Aztecs, Second Edition weaves together a narrative describing life from the bottom of the Aztec social pyramid to its top. This new and surprising interpretation of the Aztecs puts a human face on an ancient people who created beautiful art and architecture, wrote beautiful poetry, and loved their children profoundly, while also making war and human sacrifice fundamental parts of their world. The book describes the interaction between the material and the imaginative worlds of the Aztecs, offering insights into their communities, games, education, foodways, and arts, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed. The authors also detail the evolution of the Aztec state and explores the continuity and changes in Aztec symbols, myths, and ritual practices into the present day.
Author: Guy E. Powell