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. |
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Page 65
... noble began his journey to the underworld . Nobles , royalty and the priestly elite were buried in splendid tombs with generous supplies and even helpers . A Maya nobleman buried at Tikal was surrounded by fine ceramic vessels that ...
... noble began his journey to the underworld . Nobles , royalty and the priestly elite were buried in splendid tombs with generous supplies and even helpers . A Maya nobleman buried at Tikal was surrounded by fine ceramic vessels that ...
Page 104
... nobles , and the macehuales or commoners . These two social groups were essentially castes ; there was no possibility of a man of humble birth rising to join the nobility . A boy's destiny was determined not just by his date of birth in ...
... nobles , and the macehuales or commoners . These two social groups were essentially castes ; there was no possibility of a man of humble birth rising to join the nobility . A boy's destiny was determined not just by his date of birth in ...
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... nobles . At the highest level stood a small group of nobles of ancient families directly related to the tlatoani , who owned territories that were worked on their behalf by farmers legally tied to the soil . At a lower level were ...
... nobles . At the highest level stood a small group of nobles of ancient families directly related to the tlatoani , who owned territories that were worked on their behalf by farmers legally tied to the soil . At a lower level were ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 6 |
Page 1 Aerial of Rain Forest Page 2 Steep stairs ascend | 13 |
CHAPTER | 31 |
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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