Handbook to life in the Aztec world
By: by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno.
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Aztecs -- History.; Aztecs -- Social life and customs.; Aztecs -- Antiquities.; Mexico -- Antiquities.
Description: Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Aztec civilization and archaeology; title: Evolution of Aztec civilization; title: Geography of the Aztec world; title: Society and government; title: Warfare; title: Religion, cosmology, and mythology; title: Funerary beliefs and customs; title: Aztec art; title: Aztec architecture; title: Nahuatl literature; title: The calendar, astronomy, and mathematics; title: Economy, industry, and trade; title: Daily life; title: The Aztecs after the conquest and today.