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Maya History: A Captivating Guide to the Maya Civilization, Culture, Mythology, and the Maya Peoples’ Impact on Mesoamerican History

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Maya History: A Captivating Guide to the Maya Civilization, Culture, Mythology, and the Maya Peoples’ Impact on Mesoamerican History

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Did you know the Mayans used saunas for healing purposes?

In the past decade or two, there has been an upsurge of interest in Maya history. This was partly fueled by the mythical Maya prediction of the end of the world in 2012, which for a short period of time put this civilization under the media spotlight.

But there is much more to their culture than the common misconception about their calendar. You see, this is one of the most important and most influential civilizations of the whole Mesoamerican region. The Mayans did not only make achievements in the field of astronomy; they also made revolutionary accomplishments in agriculture, engineering, and communications.

In this new Captivating History audiobook, you will discover amazing little-known facts about the Mayans as well as the truth about their remarkable history.

Maya History: A Captivating Guide to the Maya Civilization, Culture, Mythology, and the Maya Peoples’ Impact on Mesoamerican History includes:

  • Revolutionary findings provided by modern archaeological detective techniques
  • A simple explanation of the Maya civilization and its location
  • Fascinating discoveries of Maya art
  • Remarkable insights into the Maya government and society
  • A startling exploration of the Mayans everyday life
  • Amazing insights into myths, legends, gods, and beliefs of the Maya people, including shocking findings related to human sacrifice
  • Warfare
  • The Spanish Conquest and its impact
  • From colonial times to today
  • And much, much more!

So listen to this audiobook now if you want to go on a remarkable journey into the history of the Maya civilization!

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I check back often to see if has been converted to the audiobook, but no luck yet. Anyway, it's a fabulous book, very entertaining, plus I learned a lot, gained much respect for an amazing culture and time. Definitely, recommend!

Definitely, recommend!

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it is an excellent starting point for delving into the subject of Mesoamerica. Allowing them to find where to start looking on the subject.

The author did an excellent job of writing

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There is every single information about Mayan civilization. Really spend a very good time. This book is ideal for individuals who are into this sort of book and for the individuals who need to know more data about this subject this book will be extremely convenient for you all.

Superb history book

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Great book about the Maya civilization. I did not know much about them but this book filled in the holes. Excellent research and easy to follow. Highly recommend this book.

Incredible

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This book is a real masterpiece. It helps me to gather knowledge about ancient people. You will get finish data about those occasions from this book. My involvement with this book is fascinating. Prescribed to all from my side. Very informative.

Visual aids very helpful

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An interesting book has heard this theory for a long time. a very wonderful and informative audiobook. Still, it has a handsome cover and it's a wonderful book and reference tome. Highly recommended. :.

all you need to know

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This AUDIObook is a very brief version of the Mayan civilization. A good and quick history of the Maya. It was an interesting BOOK. Love learning new things, and this definitely kept me LISTENING.

Hope you must find this book useful

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I enjoyed the book so much, I felt empty when it ended for me. It will be a treat for any fan of history or of good writing. Although this is a work of fiction, the research that went into it makes it quite informative as well. I highly recommend it.

Love it

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Thanks to author. The is an elegantly composed book that investigates the Mayan individuals and their history. An extremely fascinating book that is anything but difficult to peruse and never gets long or exhausting.

Very suggest this book

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A lot of information, but a solid one. It was very useful to learn about the history of Mayas and Aztecs before going to Chiapas and Mexico City.

A great history book.

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