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Photographs and descriptive text provide information on the people, cities, culture, food and drink, trade, gods and goddesses, clothes, sports and games, and other aspects of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations.

Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and the Maya peoples.

"The story of Maya culture extends in an arc that reaches back nearly four thousand years, with the first small settlements being established around 2000 BCE, and ending with the gradual collapse of Maya cities beginning in the tenth century, which became complete with the Spanish incursions into southern Central American in the sixteenth and seventeenth centures. Unfortunately, the amount of information about ancient Maya myth and culture that still...

You're no idiot, of course. You know there are more people from Latin America living in the United States than ever before. And you're aware that Latinos come from several countries, including Cuba, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. But you don't have to go south of the border to explore the rich Latino heritage, mi amigo! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Latino History and Culture offers an exhaustive exploration of all things Hispanic.

Highlighting updated maps, timelines, charts, graphs, a detailed index, and additional visual aids, an accessible reference brings world history up to date. Researched according to middle-grade curriculum and current textbooks, and created in conjunction with subject experts, these titles answer kids' most frequently asked homework questions. In world history, students will find everything from Ancient Egypt to Buddha, from Operation Enduring Freedom...

"The societies of the Americas emerge out of the collsion, convergence, and complex mixture of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans. This process begin with the conquest of the sixteenth century, and its major features are complete and in place by about 1700. Ths collision and convergence provide all the American colonies (Spanish, Portuguese, English, French and Dutch) with some unity and common patterns of historical developments, as well as...