Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology (Captivating History)

Explore the Captivating History and Mythology of the Maya

Some of the topics and questions covered in 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!

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