The Genius of: The Maya: Clever Ideas and Inventions from Past Civilisations
No. of pages 32
Published: 2019
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Which genius ideas and inventions began with the Maya? What did they develop that we use to this day? In this book, aimed at readers aged nine and over, find out how the Maya built their cities to suit the landscape and population, traded their resources and developed a complex system of writing. Discover their brilliant developments in farming, astronomy and cloth-making and how they have influenced the way we live today.
The 'Genius Of' series explores the major discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in history.
This book is part of a book series called The Genius Of .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .
Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: The Maya
- 2: Kings and society
- 3: Trade
- 4: Warfare
- 5: Cities
- 6: Buildings
- 7: Writing
- 8: Farming and food
- 9: Astronomy
- 10: The Mayan calendar
- 11: The Mayan ballgame
- 12: Art
- 13: Clothes
- 14: Glossary
- 15: Timeline
- 16: Index and Further Information
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