A Zapotec village chief named One Earthquake is murdered by his enemies, who then carve the gruesome image of his death on a huge stone slab and place it in their temple as a warning to others. An Inca official selects young village girls to be raised in the distant House of the Chosen Women, where they will spend the rest of their childhoods learning traditional arts in complete seclusion. A Spanish priest named Bernardino Sahagï¿½n recounts the development of the mighty Aztec empire in Mesoamerica and witnesses its tragic overthrow by Spanish conquistadors. These are a few of the gripping stories readers will encounter in The Ancient American World. Authors William Fash and Mary E. Lyons use a wide range of primary sources including sculptures, hieroglyphs, pottery, and ancient tombs to trace the captivating history of ancient America. Readers accompany archaeologists as they unearth fantastic artifacts and spectacular buildings and decode ancient manuscripts to unlock the secrets of these cultures. From farming to the building of great pyramids and from sacred sacrifices to the Spanish conquest, The Ancient American World uses archaeological findings and ancient texts to explore the remarkable cultures of this region.

The Ancient American World (THE WORLD IN ANCIENT TIMES)

History

Mary E. Lyons

William Leonard Fash

Americas

Oxford Univ. Pr.

Dear Ellen Bee: A Civil War Scrapbook of Two Union Spies

Muriel M. Branch

scholastic

Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers (African-American Artists and Artisans)

Stitching Stars : The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers

Children's Books

Biographies

Tandem Library

Lyons offers the biography of one of the greatest African-American woman writers, Zora Neale Hurston, who wrote Mules & Men and Their Eyes Were Watching God. A necessary enhancement for any collection that wants to present the depth and diversity of black history.--School Library Journal, starred review.

Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folkloreof Zora Neale Hurston (Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged)

Teen & Young Adult

Perfection Learning

Letters from a Slave Girl : The Story of Harriet Jacobs

Perfection Learning Prebound

For 70 years, Philip Simmons decorated Charleston, SC with his gates, fences and railings.

Catching the Fire

Blue Moon Press

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