TY - BOOK AU - Howell,Izzi AU - Howell,Izzi TI - Mayan civilisation T2 - Explore! SN - 9781526300195 U1 - 972.8 HOW PY - 2018/// CY - E. Sussex PB - Wayland KW - History, Ancient KW - Mayas KW - South America-History KW - Children's / Teenage general interest: History & the past KW - thema KW - For primary education KW - For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England & Wales) KW - Interest age: from c 9 years KW - History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage) KW - bicssc KW - Non-Ficition 9+ KW - ukslc KW - History and Warfare N1 - Glossary; Hbk pub 2016; p4 Who were the Maya? -- p6 The rise of the Maya -- p8 Mayan society -- p10 The Mayan world -- p12 Cities and buildings -- p14 A day in the life -- p16 Farming and food -- p18 Art and writing -- p20 Calendars and astronomy -- p22 Religion -- p24 Make a mosaic mask -- p26 The last Maya -- p28 Facts and figures -- p29 Timeline -- p30 Glossary -- p31 Further information -- p32 Index; Young People; 9-11; 8-12; KS2; KS3 N2 - Looks at what life was like in Central America at the time of the Mayan civilisation; Find out about the Mayan people who built an advanced civilisation in the rainforests and along the coasts of Central America, from it's beginnings in 1700 BCE to it's heights in CE 250 and 900. Discover the gods and goddesses that ruled over everyday Mayan life, the ideas that sprung up, such as the Mayan calendar system, and how the Maya were just one of the great civilisations in Central and South America before the Spanish invasion in the 1500s. NOTE : Spine incorrectly names Jane Bingham as the author while Izzi Howell is named as the author on the title page ER -