Step into the-- Aztec & Maya worlds
By: Fiona Macdonald ; consultant, Clara Bezanilla
Contributors: Bezanilla, Clara
Series: Step into
Publisher: Hermes House
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781844776887
Subjects: Social life and customs; Handicraft - Mayas; Aztecs - History; Handicraft; Aztecs - Intellectual life; Intellectual life; Handicraft - Aztecs; History; Aztecs; Mayas - History; Mayas; Mayas - Social life and customs; Mayas - Intellectual life; Juvenile literature; Aztecs - Social life and customs
Other titles: Aztec & Maya worlds
Description: Step back in time to Central America before the Spanish conquest and discover fascinating facts about the people who lived there. Explore the culture and beliefs of the Mayas and Aztecs -- the cities they built, their astronomical knowledge and their insatiable need for human sacrifice.
Notes: Includes index.

For 8-12 year olds.
Table of contents: title: Great civilizations; title: Between north and south; title: Famous people; title: The order of things; title: The court, government and laws; title: Family life; title: In the home; title: Villages and towns; title: Buildings and houses; title: City in the lake; title: Farming; title: Hunting and gathering; title: Food and drink; title: Keeping healthy and clean; title: Clothes, hairstyles and jewelry; title: Craftworkers; title: Merchants and markets; title: Travel and transport; title: Warriors and weapons; title: Rival city-states; title: Aztec conquests; title: Scholars and scribes; title: Time, sun and stars; title: Gods and goddesses; title: Temples and sacrifices; title: Time for celebration; title: Sports and games; title: Myths, legends and omens; title: The coming of the Spanish.