Ancient civilizations of the New World /

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Publisher description: In this concise, yet sweeping look at the origins and development of ancient New World civilizations, Richard Adams provides a superb introductory overview of these unique and fascinating cultures. Incorporating the latest breakthroughs in the study of the cultures of Mesoamer...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Richard E. W., 1931-2015
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Colección:Essays in world history.
Temas:
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Indians of Central America > Antiquities.
Indians of South America > Antiquities.
Peuples autochtones > Mexique > Antiquités.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Sud > Antiquités.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
Antiquities.
Andine Hochkulturen
Culturen.
Indiens > Mexique > Antiquités.
Indiens > Amérique centrale > Antiquités.
Indiens > Amérique du Sud > Antiquités.
Mexico > Antiquities.
Central America > Antiquities.
South America > Antiquities.
Mexique > Antiquités.
Amérique du Sud > Antiquités.
Central America.
Mexico.
South America.
Mesoamerika
Amérique centrale > Antiquités.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: Complex Cultures, Cities, and a Rapid Survey of the Earliest Old World Civilizations. Old World Pristine Civilizations. Summary and Discussion
  • 2. Mesoamerica: Origins and Early Civilizations. Laying the Basis for Civilization: 7000-1500 B.C. The Olmec of the Gulf Coast. The Izapan Group of Cultures. The Origins of Civilization in the Valleys of Mexico and Oaxaca. The Maya Lowlands. Teotihuacan. Monte Alban and the Classic Zapotecs of Oaxaca. Classic Maya Civilization
  • 3. Mesoamerica: Transformations and the Late Civilizations. Catastrophe, Disasters, Recoveries, and Transformations. Late Classic Maya Civilization and the Great Collapse. El Tajin: A Transitional Regional Civilization. Tula and the Toltecs. Late Maya Civilizations. Zapotecs and Mixtecs in Oaxaca. The Tarascans of Western Mexico. The Totonac of the Gulf Coast. The Aztecs and Their Empire
  • 4. The Central Andes of South America: Origins and Early Civilizations. Geography. Earliest Inhabitants and Cultures. Early Villages and Regional Centers (5500-2000 B.C.). Growth and Transformations (2000-800 B.C.). The Early Horizon (Chavin). Early Civilizations: Moche, Nazca, the Central Coast, and Tiwanaku (200 B.C.-A.D. 600)
  • 5. The Central Andes of South America: Late Civilizations and the Inca. Fall and Transformation on the North Coast. The Huari Empire. The Chimu Kingdom and Chan Chan. Inca Civilization.

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