Lost Empires: Ancient Aztec and Maya ; the Extraordinary History of 3000 Years of Mesoamerican Civilization with Over 270 Photographs and IllustrationsThis book unveils the lost world of the Aztec, Maya and many other peoples found by the European conquistadors. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 6 |
Page 1 Aerial of Rain Forest Page 2 Steep stairs ascend | 13 |
CHAPTER | 31 |
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Common terms and phrases
Ahuitzotl ancient army Azcapotzalco Aztec and Maya Aztec empire AZTEC MONTH blood built calendar campaign captured carved celebrated centre century ceremonial Chichén Itzá city-states civilization Classic Period Codex Copán culture cycle death deities divine dynasty earth elite feathers fertility Festival name flower wars glyphs goddess gods Gods/goddesses honoured Guatemala headdress hieroglyphs Huitzilopochtli inscriptions jade jaguar jungle king Lake Texcoco land Left Long Count lowlands magnificent maize Maya cities Mayapán Mesoamerican Méxica military Mixtec Moctezuma Moctezuma II Monte Albán moon mountains Netzahualcóyotl nobility nobles obsidian offerings Olmec Pacal Palenque Plumed Serpent Popocatépetl priests prisoners Pyramid Quetzalcoatl Quiché rain region religious rites ritual royal ruler sacred sacrifice Scholars believe scribes Spaniards Spanish stelae stone symbols temple Tenochtitlán Teotihuacán Tepanec Tezcatlipoca Tikal Tlacopán Tláloc tlatoani Tollán Toltec tribute Triple Alliance underworld Uxmal Valley of Mexico Venus victims warriors Western dates worshipped Xochimilco Yaxchilán Yucatán Zapotec