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Lexile measure
1440L
Language
English
Description
The ancient Maya were the only fully literate pre-Colombian people in the Americas. Superb scientists, they developed highly sophisticated mathematics and an intricate and accurate calendar system. Theirs was one of the few complex societies to emerge in and to adapt successfully to a tropical forest environment. Their architecture, sculpture, and painting were sophisticated and compellingly beautiful.
In this comprehensive survey, updated
...Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Encyclopedia of the Ancient Maya offers an A-to-Z overview of the ancient Maya culture from its inception around 3000 BC to the Spanish Conquest after AD 1600. Over two hundred entries written by more than sixty researchers explore subjects ranging from food, clothing, and shelter to the sophisticated calendar and now-deciphered Maya writing system. They bring special attention to environmental concerns and climate variation; fresh understandings...
10) Maya
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Author
Series
Infinity ring volume 4
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Presents a latest mission to correct the past in order to save the future world and reveals the secret history connecting the SQ to the Ancient Mayans.
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Publisher
Lorenz Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, traditions, daily life, and culture of the Aztec and Maya people, and includes fifteen projects based on the text, as well as fact boxes, photographs, illustrations, historical maps, and a pictorial timeline.
20) 12.21
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Language
English
Description
Two weeks before the end of the world predicted by the ancient, Maya calendar, Dr. Gabriel Stanton receives a call from a hospital resident alerting him to the presence of a patient whose every symptom confounds and terrifies him. Meanwhile, Chel Manu, a Guatemalan American researcher at the Getty Museum, finds herself in possession of an illegal ancient artifact: a priceless codex from a lost city of her ancestors. This record seems to hold the...