Books with title Aztecs and Incas

The new Shape Books series brings the ancient world to three-dimensional life and reveals the most interesting topics from some of the world's most important empires. Each title is a self-boxed 3-D board book that replicates an iconic structure from an ancient civilization. Page-filling color illustrations and concise text take young readers back in time, where they discover how people lived and what their world looked like. Engaging, interactive and informative, Shape Books are sure to be a hit with curious readers. This book describes the three most important pre-Columbian civilizations in Mesoamerica and how, despite advanced knowledge of mathematics, astronomy and architecture, they eventually disappeared. Topics include language, personal decoration, diet, architecture, city life, sacrificial rites, weaponry, the Maya and Aztec calendars, religion and decorative arts.

The Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs were three groups of people found living in the ancient Americas, including the Andes Mountains and a city named Tenochtitlán. This intriguing book features details about these three incredible civilizations and explores how each of them fell when Spanish explorers found their settlements. Through detailed images and maps, captivating sidebars and facts, and an accessible glossary and index, readers will learn about leaders like Moctezuma as well as how these civilizations used farming, hieroglyphics, and glyphs to create their unique cultures.

Find out about the incredible ancient civilizations of the Americas, right up until the Spanish conquest. Discover the monumental pyramids and mountain cities of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec people. Explore the sites of Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu, and Tenochtitlan, learn the pictures of the Mayan language, unearth the history of chocolate, and find out how naughty children were punished with chillis! Peer into the past with amazing illustrations, see some of the most impressive ancient structures in the world, and stock up on facts to amaze your friends with. Packed with information, artefacts, and colourful illustrations, DKfindout! Maya, Incas, and Aztecs brings their worlds to life. The DKfindout! series introduces children to a range of exciting topics in a fun, engaging way. Checked by specialist consultants and an educational expert, this is not only a source of information you can trust, but one that is age-appropriate and supports your child's schoolwork. Books you may also enjoy from the DKfindout! series include DKfindout! Ancient Egypt , DKfindout! Ancient Rome and DKfindout! Stone Age .

History with TWICE the nasty bits! Want to know...why the Aztecs liked to eat scum? what Incan beauty tip involved a pucket of stewed pee? how to play a really violent ball game? THE ANGRY AZTECS fills you in on the foulest facts about people whose idea of fun was ripping out human hearts. Find out about Mayan mysteries, suffering slaves and cunning Conquistadors. THE INCREDIBLE INCAS gives you the gory details about the incredible empire which ruled 12 milliom people but was smashed by 260 invaders...and a few germs!

History with TWICE the nasty bits! Want to know...why the Aztecs liked to eat scum? what Incan beauty tip involved a pucket of stewed pee? how to play a really violent ball game? THE ANGRY AZTECS fills you in on the foulest facts about people whose idea of fun was ripping out human hearts. Find out about Mayan mysteries, suffering slaves and cunning Conquistadors. THE INCREDIBLE INCAS gives you the gory details about the incredible empire which ruled 12 milliom people but was smashed by 260 invaders...and a few germs!