| Publication |
New York, Facts On File, 2003.
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| Description |
96pWhite Spine
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| Series |
Cultural atlas for young people
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| Summary/Abstract |
Divides the diverse cultures of North and South America, the brilliant civilizations that flourished long before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
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| Contents |
Introduction
Table of dates
An overview of America -
The land and people
The first Americans
Exploration and conquest
Part one:
The History of North America -
North America: land and climate
North America after the ICe
The Arctic
Inuit life
The burial mound builders
The temple mound builders
Mount sites
The Northern Iroquoians
The great plains
Life on the plains
The far west
The southwest
Mimbress pottery
Southwest sites I
Southwest sites 2
Hopi ritual drama
Northwest coast
Part Two:
THe History of Latin America -
Latin America: Land and climate
Mesoamerica after the Ice Age
Olmec civilization
Mesoamerican sites I
Mesoamerican sites 2
Maya civilizations
Maya civilizations - Sites
The Toltec empire
The Toltec empire - Sites
The Aztec empire
The Aztec capital
The Antilles and Colombia
The Central Andes
Nazca: lines in the desert
Central Andean sites
The Inca
The Inca empire - Sites
Inca travel
Andean mummies and textiles
Latin America today
Glossary
Further reading
Gazetteer
Index
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| Standard Number |
0816051453 Hb.
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