CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 THE ORIGINS OF EARLY AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS 10 CHAPTE 2 CVILIZATIONS OF MIDDLE AMERICA CHAPTER 3 CVILIZATIONS OF SouTH AMERICA 47 60 CHAPTER 4 PREHISTORIC FARMING CULTURES OF NORTHERN AMERICA 18 79 CONCLUSION GoSSARY For MORE INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY 85 INDEX 86
t Mexico City's heart is the Plaza de la Constitucion a square popu larly known as the Zócalo Around the Zocalo are splendid public buildings the Metropolitan Cathedral the National Palace and the Municipal Palace built by Spanish colonists who arrived in Mexico in the 1500s But just off the square is a remnant of an even earlier era in the country's history The Templo Mayor Main Temple ruins are a monument to the great empire of the Aztec people who dominated central Mexico when the Spanish arrived The Spanish conquerors methodically destroyed the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan and constructed Mexico Cityover the rubble of its temples and palaces They could not however erase the memory of the civilization they dis placed This book examines the Aztec Empire and advanced Indian civilizations of the other ancient Americas Among them are the Maya and the Inca which rank alongside the Aztec as the best known ancient civilizations But also here are many lesser known cultures that are remarkable for their own achievements whether in agriculture social organization architecture the arts or other
Early Civilizations of the Americas
Learn about the magnificent kingdoms and empires of early South, Middle, and North America and the rich heritage of the people who made them.
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By: Michael Anderson
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