Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology (Exploring Mexico’s Past)
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Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology (Exploring Mexico’s Past)
Explore the Captivating History and Mythology of the Maya
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In this captivating guide, you will discover why Maya have gained such worldwide admiration over the many other civilizations that existed in Mesoamerica at the time. You will learn how the Maya civilization developed, the major turning points in their 3,000-year-long history, the mysteries surrounding their demise, and some of the unique places where Maya exist to this day.
In the first part of this book, you will discover the origins of the Maya civilization and the Mesoamerican cultures that may have influenced them. You will find out why Maya (out of all the different tribes that existed in the region at the time) have captured the imagination of the West so much. The book will reveal how they lived, ate, slept, whom they worshipped, and how they used herbal medicines and hallucinogenic plants to treat the sick.
After you have discovered all about the Maya origins, their cuisine, and their most notable events to present day, the book will go into the aspect that’s often the reason why so many people have been fascinated by the Maya civilization throughout the ages. You will learn about their mythology, cosmology, and the solar calendar that resulted in the infamous doomsday scare back in 2012.
Some of the topics and questions covered in this book include:
Maya Timeline
Glossary of Important Maya Terms
The Origins of the Mesoamerican Civilizations
The Archaic period: 7000 – 2000 BC
The Olmecs: 1,200 – 300 BC
The Preclassic Period and the Magnificent Zapotec
Early Preclassic period: 2000 to 1000 BC
Cuello and early Maya architecture
Middle Preclassic period: 1000 to 300 BC
The Zapotec: 600 BC to AD 800
Late Preclassic period: 300 BC to AD 250
The Classic Period, Doomsday Calendar, and the Mystery of the Red Queen
Early Classic – AD 250 to 600
How Maya measured the time
Late Classic – AD 600 to 900
The mystery of the Red Queen
Terminal Classic – AD 900 to 1000
Food, Rites, and Gruesome Tales
How to make Maya hot chocolate at home
How did the Maya grow their food?
The Maize god
The Maya beauty standards
The sacred Ball Game
The Decline of the Maya Civilization and Human Sacrifice
Early Postclassic – AD 1000 to 1250
Inside Chichen Itza – features of Maya cities
The Maya Observatory (El Caracol)
Human sacrifice and the methods
The Kukulkan pyramid
Late Postclassic Period and the Spanish Conquest
Maya Today
Maya Creation Story
The Maya Cosmology
And a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on!
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