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Aztec, Inca, and Maya

by Elizabeth Baquedano · 1993

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Full-color photos. Unravel the remarkable mysteries of the ancient peoples

who built great palaces and pyramids, and developed an accurate calendar and a

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knowledge of astronomy without the benefit of telescopes or written language.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisanthropologyanthropologyMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artartMore like thisLess of thisarchaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
MexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of thisPeruPeruMore like thisLess of thisLatin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 72 pages

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