
This title helps you rediscover the lost world of ancient Central America with 450 exciting pictures & 15 step-by-step projects You can step back in time to Central America before the Spanish conquest & discover fascinating facts about the people who lived there You can explore the cultures & beliefs of the Olmecs Maya Toltecs & Aztecs
- the great cities they constructed their astronomical knowledge their use of medicine & their insatiable drive for human sacrifice It features 15 step-by-step projects that actively involve the reader in bringing the past to life
- use a fan fit for an emperor make a Maya backstrap loom wear a mosaic mask & create the amazing Aztec sun stone More than 450 photographs & illustrations include diagrams historical maps & a pictorial timeline It is ideal for home or school use for 8- to 12-year-olds History records the Aztecs & Maya as bloodthirsty warriors & priests who committed brutal acts of human sacrifice yet this is not the whole story Ancient Mesoamericans also formed close-knit family groups made beautiful masks from jade & built breathtaking pyramids that are still standing today A variety of easy-to-make projects enable you to recreate the past You can build a Maya house or a pyramid temple eat Aztec-style tortillas wear a bat brooch & enjoy the Mesoamerican board game of patolli