The Ancient Kingdoms Of Mexico

Author : Nigel Davies
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : IND:39000000683172

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The Ancient Kingdoms of Mexico by Nigel Davies Pdf

"This outstanding study spans four rich civilizations in ancient Mexico, from 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest soon after A.D.1500: The "Olmecs," hunters and farmers who worshipped the man-jaguar and became the first great carvers in stone and jade. The culture of "Teotihuacan," with its sumptuous palaces and gigantic Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. The "Toltec" dynasty, whose temples, wreathed with carvings of predatory beasts, serpents and warriors, testify to a new militaristic phase in Mexican history. The "Aztecs," fierce empire-builders whose gods demanded complex rituals and the blood of human sacrifice. Writing for students, travellers and non-specialists, Nigel Davies puts these fascinating cultures into historical context. Drawing on the latest research, he discusses their arts, beliefs and customs, and their changing economic and political conditions, to build up a vivid picture of life in the kingdoms of ancient Mexico." --provided by Goodreads.

Author : N. Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1013804940

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The ancient Kingdoms of Mexico by N. Davies Pdf

Author : Thomas Francis Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Indians of Mexico
ISBN : OXFORD:600041948

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The History of Ancient Mexico by Thomas Francis Gordon Pdf

Author : Herbert J. Spinden
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486409023

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Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America by Herbert J. Spinden Pdf

Classic study of pre-Columbian civilizations in the New World. Maya, Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, many others. History, gods, calendars, religions, ceremonies, more. 47 black-and-white plates. 86 text figures.

Author : Pedro Carrasco
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806178479

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The Tenochca Empire of Ancient Mexico by Pedro Carrasco Pdf

The most important political entity in pre-Spanish Mesoamerica was the Tenochca Empire, founded in 1428 when the three kingdoms of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan formed an alliance that controlled the Basin of Mexico and other extensive areas of Mesoamerica. In a unique political structure, each of the three allies headed a group of kingdoms in the core of the Empire. Each capital possessed settlements of peasants both in its own domain and in those of the other two capitals; in conquered areas nearby, the three capitals had their separate tributaries. In The Tenochca Empire Pedro Carrasco incorporates years of research in the archives of Mexico and Spain and compares primary sources, some not yet published, from all three of the great kingdoms. Carrasco takes in the total tripartite structure of the Empire, defining its component entities and determining how they were organized and how they functioned.

Author : Jim Hollingsworth
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781636306803

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The Ancient Culture of the Aztec Empire by Jim Hollingsworth Pdf

Aztec Culture It was a culture like no other in North America. Where other tribes were nomadic the Aztec built cities of thousands and suburbs with a large agriculture. They had beautiful gardens with plants from all over their world. Mexico was a city like no other: paved streets, stone buildings, and large pyramids with temples on top. It had a zoo and an aviary with many birds. It had tanks with both fresh and saltwater for fish. But it had no wagons and no beasts of burden. Montezuma had subjected most all of the towns around, many with several thousand Indians. In the end, this proved to be his undoing as these tribes, after losing in battle, quickly made league with the Spanish conquerors. Yet for all their science their religion was totally barbaric. They believed their god, a white man, would one day return, which left them open to the Spanish conqueror. Then, they offered human sacrifices and even cannibalism, a horrible practice. They were a proud people, in the end refusing to give up until many were dead from starvation. The most advanced civilization in North America ultimately fell to the sword of the Spanish and the Conquest.

Author : Thomas Francis Gordon
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020090014

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The History of Ancient Mexico by Thomas Francis Gordon Pdf

This book is a comprehensive account of the history of ancient Mexico, from its earliest days to the moment of its conquest by the Spaniards. The author meticulously examines the political, cultural, and social aspects of the Aztec civilization, and analyzes the factors that led to its downfall. With a wealth of primary sources and scholarly analysis, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Mesoamerican history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Alan Knight
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0521891957

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Mexico: Volume 1, From the Beginning to the Spanish Conquest by Alan Knight Pdf

The first in a three-volume history, covering the period 25,000 BC to the sixteenth century.

Author : Spinden Herbert Joseph 1879-1967
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1313471097

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Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America by Spinden Herbert Joseph 1879-1967 Pdf

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Author : Herbert Joseph Spinden
Publisher : Simon Publications
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1929-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1931313652

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Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America by Herbert Joseph Spinden Pdf

One of the most remarkable studies of the anthropology of the Mexican & Central American Indian cultures, based on the accumulated writings of 400 years of European contacts, a mass of native data & many inscriptions in several hieroglyphic systems.

Author : Victor Wolfgang von Hagen
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781787203921

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The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas by Victor Wolfgang von Hagen Pdf

For centuries the strange, exotic civilizations of the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas flowered in total separation from the rest of mankind. Then explorers stumbled on great pyramids and temples hidden in the forests of Guatemala and Yucatan, and fortress cities high up in the Andes, to find ‘things that have never been heard or seen before, or even dreamed about’ (Bernal Diaz). In The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, first published in 1960, Victor von Hagen describes the history and cultures of each of these early civilizations, drawing on a lifetime’s experience of their sites, archeology and artifacts. His detailed knowledge of their institutions, economic structures and religious practices enables him to reconstruct the pattern of their daily life, and to explore their distinctive achievements in, for example, engineering, commence and communications. The account is illustrated throughout with numerous photographs, line-drawings, and reproductions from original prints. ‘The Ancient Sun Kingdoms of the Americas vividly fulfils the author’s aim “to take these people out of the flow of the purely archaeological and put them back into the human stream of life”.’—Daily Telegraph

Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1647483158

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Mesoamerican History by Captivating History Pdf

Four captivating manuscripts in one book: Olmecs Zapotec Civilization Maya History Aztec History

Author : Thomas Francis Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0461810093

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The History of Ancient Mexico, from the Foundation of That Empire to Its Destruction by the Spaniards by Thomas Francis Gordon Pdf

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Author : HERBERT JOSEPH. SPINDEN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033339962

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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA by HERBERT JOSEPH. SPINDEN Pdf

Author : Nigel Davies
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X006046963

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The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru by Nigel Davies Pdf

This is a general history of the cultures and civilizations of pre-Hispanic Peru from pre-history to the Conquest. Although archaeological excavation, together with analytical study of colonial chroniclers, began in the early part of the twentieth century, the scope of investigation has been greatly intensified over the last two decades, with spectacular results. This is the first book for the general reader and student to incorporate these fresh insights and discoveries, and is as highly readable and engaging as its penetrating and informative.