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Describes the traditional way of life of the Aztecs. Includes activities in which common items represent what the Aztecs used, such as making a fan out of strips of colored paper representing the feathers of tropical birds.

Explores the culture and beliefs of the Aztec and Maya peoples, with fifteen projects that allow readers to recreate some Aztec and Maya artifacts.

Synopsis: In 1521, the city of Tenochtitlan, magnificent center of the Aztec empire, fell to the Spaniards and their Indian allies. Inga Clendinnen's account of the Aztecs recreates the culture of that city in its last unthreatened years. It provides a vividly dramatic analysis of Aztec ceremony as performance art, binding the key experiences and concerns of social existence in the late imperial city to the mannered violence of their ritual killings....

Examines who the Aztecs were, where they came from, how they lived, how they built up their power, and how they lost it.

Describes the daily life of the Aztecs, discussing life in the city, life in the country, education, food and drink, and other aspects.

Discusses the rise and fall of the Aztecs in Mesoamerica before the Europeans arrived in the 15th century and explores their culture, government, architecture, warfare, religion, and education.

"Describes the fascinating lifestyles of the Aztec people. Using a celebrity-magazine type format, readers are introduced to life in this society"--

This book describes the ancient Aztec and Maya civilizations of Mesoamerica, presenting information on their histories, governments, and cultures.