Factology: The Maya
Open Up a World of Information!
Seiten
2025
Button Books (Verlag)
978-1-78708-184-0 (ISBN)
Button Books (Verlag)
978-1-78708-184-0 (ISBN)
Factology: The Maya is a fascinating, fact-packed guide to one of history’s most innovative civilisations.
Take a closer look at the myths surrounding a remarkable Mesoamerican civilisation that was centuries ahead of its time. Were aliens partly responsible for the Maya’s pyramids? Did they really predict the end of the world? Why did they abandon their cities and return to the rainforest? Find all the answers in Factology: The Maya.
Visit the incredible buildings of the Maya’s magnificent cities, many of which still stand today. Discover how the Maya made groundbreaking advances in farming, astronomy, mathematics, and writing, long before the Western world. Filled with fascinating facts and head-spinning mythology, kids will discover an adventurous world full of fearsome gods, brave heroes and unbelievable knowledge in this graphic guide.
Each volume in the Factology series provides a fast-paced and fun introduction to its subject, explaining key concepts and highlighting significant events in a manner that is clear, accessible and entertaining.
The KS2 and KS3 school curriculum is consulted when devising each volume, to ensure that the books cover important educational topics, making them a perfect teaching aid for learning history and STEM subjects.
Take a closer look at the myths surrounding a remarkable Mesoamerican civilisation that was centuries ahead of its time. Were aliens partly responsible for the Maya’s pyramids? Did they really predict the end of the world? Why did they abandon their cities and return to the rainforest? Find all the answers in Factology: The Maya.
Visit the incredible buildings of the Maya’s magnificent cities, many of which still stand today. Discover how the Maya made groundbreaking advances in farming, astronomy, mathematics, and writing, long before the Western world. Filled with fascinating facts and head-spinning mythology, kids will discover an adventurous world full of fearsome gods, brave heroes and unbelievable knowledge in this graphic guide.
Each volume in the Factology series provides a fast-paced and fun introduction to its subject, explaining key concepts and highlighting significant events in a manner that is clear, accessible and entertaining.
The KS2 and KS3 school curriculum is consulted when devising each volume, to ensure that the books cover important educational topics, making them a perfect teaching aid for learning history and STEM subjects.
Chapter 1
Pre-Classic Period
6 Who are the Maya?
8 Meanwhile, in the rest of the world…
10 The Popol Vuh
12 Oh Maya gods!
18 The Hero Twins
24 In the beginning…
28 Everyday Maya
32 Maya food
34 Thanks a lot for the choc!
36 Sowing the seeds
Chapter 2
Classic Period
40 In the city
44 Lost & found
46 A guide to the Maya sights
50 How to build a pyramid
52 The rulers
54 Born to rule
56 Lives of the elite
58 Ceremonies, rituals and sacrifice
62 Let there be blood
64 Written in the stars
68 They can count on it
70 The end of the world (or not!)
72 Ancient Aliens?
74 Hieroglyphics
78 The Ball Game
80 Arts & crafts
Chapter 3
Post-Classic Period
84 Why did they leave?
86 The Spanish invasion
90 The Maya today
92 The Big Maya quiz
94 Glossary & answers
96 Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Factology |
| Zusatzinfo | 300 Illustrations, color |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 204 x 249 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78708-184-2 / 1787081842 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78708-184-0 / 9781787081840 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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