| Description |
1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- The Peoples of America -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Guide to Pronunciation and Spelling -- Chapter 1: The Aztecs of Mesoamerica -- Who Were the Aztecs? -- Mesoamerican Context -- The Aztec Environment -- Sources of Information -- Ethnohistory -- Archaeology -- Art History -- Aztec Studies Today -- Chapter 2: The Rise of Aztec Civilization -- Timetables -- Pre-Aztec Civilizations -- The Aztlan Migrations -- Toltecs, Chichimecs, and Aztec Identity -- The Growth of City-States: The Early Aztec Period |
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Tenochtitlan and Empire: The Late Aztec Period -- Chapter 3: People on the Landscape -- How Many Aztecs? -- The Aztec Diet -- Farming Systems -- Rural Settlement -- The Rural Landscape -- Chapter 4: Artisans and their Wares -- Utilitarian Crafts -- Luxury Crafts -- Otumba: An Aztec Craft Center -- Chapter 5: The Commercial Economy -- Marketplaces -- Money -- Material Evidence for Aztec Commerce -- A Complex Economy -- Chapter 6: Family and Social Class -- Growing up Aztec -- Adult Life and Social Roles -- Social Classes -- Commoners -- Nobles and their Palaces -- Chapter 7: City-State and Empire |
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City-States -- Relations Among City-States -- The Empire of the Triple Alliance -- Imperial Strategies and Control -- Mexica Propaganda and the Limits of Empire -- Chapter 8: Cities and Urban Planning -- City-State Capitals -- Provincial Cities and Towns -- Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 9: Creation, Death, and the Gods -- Myths of Creation -- Aztec Religion: Historical Background -- The Gods -- Death, Burial, and the Afterlife -- Chapter 10: Temples and Ceremonies -- Priests -- Human Blood Offerings -- The Templo Mayor -- Public Ceremonies -- Private Rituals |
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Chapter 11: Science, Writing, and Calendars -- Writing -- Calendars and Astronomy -- Technology -- Medicine -- Chapter 12: Art, Music, and Literature -- Art -- Literature and Poetry -- Music and Dance -- Chapter 13: Final Glory, Conquest, and Legacy -- The Final Century: 1428-1519 -- Conquest by Spain -- The Nahuas under Spanish Rule -- Continuity and Change -- The Aztec Legacy: Modern Nahua Indian Culture -- The Aztec Past and the Mexican Present -- A Wider Perspective -- Notes -- Glossary of Nahuatl Terms -- References -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118257197 |
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1118257197 |
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