Aztecs

by Norman Bancroft Hunt

A RARE NEVER OPENED COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL GIFT QUALITY BOOK. YOUR BOOK COMES WITH A PLASTIC MYLAR COVER THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR BOOK FOR YEARS OF ENJOYMENT. // When Hernan Cortes arrived on the shores of Mexico, little did he realize that the might of imperial Spain was to be tested against that that of anther great empire : the Aztecs. Nor could he have realized the long traditions that had culminated in Aztec dominance of Mexico , and which had resulted in Montezuma ascending the Aztec imperial throne in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City ). Also unknown to Cortes was that the Aztecs had built a civilization which was in many respects comparable with the highest achievements of the Old World in Mesopotamia and including the erection of massive temple pyramids , the development of an hierarchy based on inherited privileges, and the establishment of extensive trade.../

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1996

About the author

Graduated from Kingston School of Art in 1968. He was elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute in 1975 and is currently a lecturer and researcher in visual theory and cultural studies at the Kent Institute of Art and Design. He is the author of numerous books on Native American art and culture, including Historical Atlas of Ancient America, from Facts On File/Checkmark Books, and the award-winning People of the Totem"