Technology in the Ancient Americas
Samuels, CharlieUUUU
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The Aztec, Maya and Inca cultures had many inventive and useful items, created well before Europeans arrived in the Americas. This book includes information on hieroglyphs, record-keeping systems, Incan roads, farming, communication, and transportation.
Main title:
Technology in the Ancient Americas / by Charlie Samuels
Author:
Imprint:
New York NY Gareth Stevens Publishing
Collation:
48 pages colour illustrations
Audience:
Upper primarySecondary
Contents:
Introduction -- Technological background -- Farming -- Terraces and irrigation -- Mound building -- Pyramids and ziggurats -- Cliff houses -- Pueblo building -- Tenochtitlán -- Nazca lines -- Transportation -- Inca roads and bridges -- Astronomy -- Calendars -- Writing -- Metalwork -- Weapons and warfare -- Medicine -- Textiles -- Pottery -- Timeline
ISBN:
9781433996207 (hardback)
Dewey class:
970 TEC
Local class:
970
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
14490
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 970 TEC | hbkAvailable |