Ancient Civilizations

Three captivating manuscripts in one book:

• Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology
• Aztec: A Captivating Guide to Aztec History and the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan
• Incas: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Inca Empire and Civilization

Some of the topics and questions covered in the first part of this book include:

• Maya Timeline
• Glossary of Important Maya Terms
• The Origins of the Mesoamerican Civilizations
• The Archaic period: 7000 - 2000 BC
• The Olmecs: 1,200 - 300 BC
• The Preclassic Period and the Magnificent Zapotec
• Early Preclassic period: 2000 to 1000 BC
• Cuello and early Maya architecture
• Middle Preclassic period: 1000 to 300 BC
• The Zapotec: 600 BC to AD 800
• Late Preclassic period: 300 BC to AD 250
• The Classic Period, Doomsday Calendar, and the Mystery of the Red Queen
• Early Classic - AD 250 to 600
• How Maya measured the time
• Late Classic - AD 600 to 900
• The mystery of the Red Queen
• Terminal Classic - AD 900 to 1000
• Food, Rites, and Gruesome Tales
• How to make Maya hot chocolate at home
• How did the Maya grow their food?
• The Maize god
• The Maya beauty standards
• The sacred Ball Game
• The Decline of the Maya Civilization and Human Sacrifice
• Early Postclassic - AD 1000 to 1250
• Inside Chichen Itza - features of Maya cities
• The Maya Observatory (El Caracol)
• Human sacrifice and the methods
• The Kukulkan pyramid
• Late Postclassic Period and the Spanish Conquest
• Maya Today
• Maya Creation Story
• The Maya Cosmology
• And a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on

• The Origins of Aztecs: A Tribe Destined for Greatness
• The Unwelcome Arrival in Mexico Valley
• The Rise of Tenochtitlan and the Triple Alliance
• The Greatest Aztec Kings and Their Heritage
• The Splendor of Tenochtitlan
• A Guided Tour Around Tenochtitlan
• Rites, Rituals, and Delicious Recipes
• The Fall of Tenochtitlan
• And a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on

• How the Incas Recorded Their History
• The Inca Creation Myth
• The Founding of the Great City of Cuzco
• The First Dynasty of Inca Rulers and Their Greatest Deeds
• The Second Dynasty of Inca Rulers and Their Greatest Deeds
• The Rise of the Inca Empire: A Cosmological Event?
• Social Order in the Inca Society
• The Different Roles of Women in the Inca Society
• Inca Religious Order and Ideology
• Tour of the Greatest Inca Sights
• From Pachacuti to the Arrival of the Spanish
• The Spanish Conquest
• The Aftermath and the Inca Legacy
• And a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on