The Mayas (Ancient Civilizations)

Introduce students to ancient civilizations with these lavishly illustrated, large-format books. An overview of each civilization includes its history, government, art and architecture, language, mythology, and even aspects of everyday life. Each volume has a chronology and short biography of key historical figures. This series meets middle school world history standards. The Mayas succeeded in creating one of the most brilliant civilizations in history, without inventions such as the wheel or animal labor. Despite their technologic limitations, they colonized a vast portion of Central America and built many impressive monuments.