Everyday Life In The Maya Civilization

Author : Kirsten Holm
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448865611

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Everyday Life in the Maya Civilization by Kirsten Holm Pdf

Originating in the Yucatán around 2,600 B.C., the Mayan Civilization is one of the best-known of the cultures of early Mesoamerica. From games they’ll recognize to clothing they won’t, readers will enjoy finding out more about this civilization’s culture, government, and education. Students will explore a typical day for a wealthy Mayan citizen in easy-to-follow language and find out what life was like for women and children in this descriptive volume.

Author : Kirsten C. Holm
Publisher : PowerKids Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1448863945

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Everyday Life in the Maya Civilization by Kirsten C. Holm Pdf

Author : Robert J. Sharer
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015038107200

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Daily Life in Maya Civilization by Robert J. Sharer Pdf

. For ease of use by students, the work is organized into chapters covering all aspects of Maya life and civilization: the foundations of Maya life and civilization; early, middle, and late Maya civilization; economy (food production and trade); social and political systems; writing and calendars; life cycle events; arts and crafts; and religion.

Author : Kirsten Holm
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448862177

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Everyday Life in the Maya Civilization by Kirsten Holm Pdf

Reveals everyday life among the Maya through an account in graphic novel format of ordinary days and a new year's celebration for a prosperous family living in Copâan in what is now Honduras.

Author : Heather Moore Niver
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499419658

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Ancient Maya Daily Life by Heather Moore Niver Pdf

What was life like in the days of the ancient Maya civilization? Where did people live and what did they do each day? These questions and more are answered in this fact-filled book about the daily life of the ancient Maya. Engaging text and primary sources shed light on the many mysteries of the Maya people. Color photographs of existing architecture and artifacts, as well as artwork, will transport readers back to the days when the Maya civilization was thriving. This exciting book is rich with information about Maya culture, and it’s sure to stoke readers’ imaginations while giving them a deep understanding of the history of this ancient civilization.

Author : Ralph Whitlock
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Indians of Central America.
ISBN : 0399205438

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Everyday Life of the Maya by Ralph Whitlock Pdf

Describes the highly developed Mayan civilization noted for its achievements in architecture, mathematics, and astrology.

Author : Nick Hunter
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781484625811

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Daily Life in the Maya Civilization by Nick Hunter Pdf

This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Maya Civilization. Using primary sources and information from archeological discoveries, it uncovers some fascinating insights and explodes some myths. Supported by timelines, maps and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-travelling journey when reading this book.

Author : Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780756545642

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The Ancient Maya by Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst Pdf

Describes the Ancient Mayan civilization, including their religious views, intellectual achievements, and everyday life.

Author : Lynn V. Foster
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0195183630

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Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World by Lynn V. Foster Pdf

This comprehensive and accessible reference explores the greatest and most mysterious of civilizations, hailed for its contributions to science, mathematics, and technology. Each chapter is supplemented by an extensive bibliography as well as photos, original line drawings, and maps.

Author : Cynthia Robin
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813048567

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Everyday Life Matters by Cynthia Robin Pdf

While the study of ancient civilizations has often focused on holy temples and royal tombs, a substantial part of the archaeological record remains hidden in the understudied day-to-day lives of artisans, farmers, hunters, and other ordinary people of the ancient world. The various chores of a person's daily life can be quite extraordinary and, even though they may seem trivial, such activities can have a powerful effect on society as a whole. Everyday Life Matters develops general methods and theories for studying everyday life applicable in archaeology, anthropology, and a wide range of disciplines. In this groundbreaking work, Cynthia Robin examines the 2,000-year history (800 B.C.-A.D. 1200) of the ancient farming community of Chan in Belize, explaining why the average person should matter to archaeologists studying larger societal patterns. Robin argues that the impact of what is commonly perceived as habitual or quotidian can be substantial, and a study of a polity without regard to the citizenry is woefully incomplete. She also develops general methods and theories for studying everyday life applicable across a wide range of disciplines. Refocusing attention from the Maya elite and offering critical analysis of daily life interwoven with larger anthropological theories, Robin engages us to consider the larger implications of the seemingly mundane and to rethink the constitution of human societies, everyday life, and ordinary people.

Author : Robert J. Sharer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216071020

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Daily Life in Maya Civilization by Robert J. Sharer Pdf

Experience daily life in Maya civilization, from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Narrative chapters describe Mayan political life, economy, social structure, religion, writing, warfare, and scientific methods. Readers will explore the Mayan calendar, counting system, hunting and gathering methods, language, and family roles and relationships. A revised and expanded edition based on the latest archaeological research, this volume offers new interpretations and corrects popular misconceptions, and shows how the Maya adapted to their environment and preserved their culture and language over thousands of years. Over 60 photos and illustrations, several of new archaeological sites, enhance the material, and an expanded resource center bibliography includes web sites and DVDs for further study. The closing chapter discusses what Maya civilization means for us today and what we can learn from Maya achievements and failures. A first-stop reference source for any student of Latin American and Native American history and culture.

Author : Miguel Leon-Portilla
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0806123087

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Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya by Miguel Leon-Portilla Pdf

In this second English-language edition of one of his most notable works, Miguel León-Portilla explores the Maya Indians’ remarkable concepts of time. At the book’s first appearance Evon Z. Vogt, Curator of Middle American Ethnology in Harvard University, predicted that it would become "a classic in anthropology," a prediction borne out by the continuing critical attention given to it by leading scholars. Like no other people in history, the ancient Maya were obsessed by the study of time. Their sages framed its cycles with tireless exactitude. Yet their preoccupation with time was not limited to calendrics; it was a central trait in their evolving culture. In this absorbing work León-Portilla probes the question, What did time really mean for the ancient Maya in terms of their mythology, religious thought, worldview, and everyday life? In his analysis of key Maya texts and computations, he reveals one of the most elaborate attempts of the human mind to penetrate the secrets of existence.

Author : Traci Ardren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781009360906

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Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World by Traci Ardren Pdf

Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World introduces readers to a range of people who lived during the Classic period (200–800 CE) of Maya civilization. Traci Ardren here reconstructs the individual experiences of Maya people across all social arenas and experiences, including less-studied populations, such as elders, children, and non-gender binary people. Putting people, rather than objects, at the heart of her narrative, she examines the daily activities of a small rural household of farmers and artists, hunting and bee-keeping rituals, and the bustling activities of the urban marketplace. Ardren bases her study on up-to-date and diverse sources and approaches, including archaeology, art history, epigraphy, and ethnography. Her volume reveals the stories of ancient Maya people and also shows the relevance of those stories today. Written in an engaging style, Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World offers readers at all levels a view into the amazing accomplishments of a culture that continues to fascinate.

Author : Robert J. Sharer
Publisher : Gem Online
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0313326584

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Daily Life in Maya Civilization by Robert J. Sharer Pdf

The most comprehensive coverage and latest discoveries about the way of life of the Maya.

Author : Heather McKillop
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781576076972

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The Ancient Maya by Heather McKillop Pdf

Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turns the long-accepted conventional wisdom on its head. Ranging from the end of the Ice Age to the flourishing of Mayan culture in the first millennium to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, The Ancient Maya takes a fresh look at a culture that has long held the public's imagination. Originally thought to be peaceful and spiritual, the Mayans are now also known to have been worldly, bureaucratic, and violent. Debates and unanswered questions linger. Mayan expert Heather McKillop shows our current understanding of the Maya, explaining how interpretations of "dirt archaeology," hieroglyphic inscriptions, and pictorial pottery are used to reconstruct the lives of royalty, artisans, priests, and common folk. She also describes the innovative focus on the interplay of the people with their environments that has helped further unravel the mystery of the Mayans' rise and fall.