Title: The Maya and other American civilisations
Description: From building techniques and making textiles to creating accurate calendars and understanding the human body. Six books that show how each civilisation gradually developed their kwledge and applied it, making advances that would dramatically and permanently change how people lived. Covering the period from around 1000 BCE to 1550 CE, this book looks at the techlogies that were used in this area before European explorers and settlers arrived in South America. Including the Mayan calendars and pyramids, Aztec hieroglyphs and Inca writing systems, and developments in pottery, textiles, other crafts and weapons in this era.
Subjects: Mayas, Juvenile literature, Civilization, Non-Fiction 9+, Maths and Technology Science
Places: America