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Mayans and Aztecs - Ancient Lands of the Americas (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World) Review

This video helpful to understand the differences and similarities between the two cultures. The graphics are excellent, but the Talking Heads are difficult to understand, and are good points, it would be helpful if the decision was clear.

Mayans and Aztecs - Ancient Lands of the Americas (Lost Treasures of the Ancient World) Overview

The Mayan civilization enjoyed a glorious period from 325 AD to 925 AD. Skilled potters, weavers and farmers, the magnificent temples at Chichen Itza and Copan are among the legacies of peace-loving people. The Aztecs of Mexico are remembered for their architecture, sculpture, art, and for their religious rituals which included large scale human sacrifice. This program contains superb graphics and computer animation, detailed reconstructions of ancient life, paintings and images, location footage, and Insightful interpretation and analysis.

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Customer Reviews

Laudable, but not Original - Jeffery Mingo - Homewood, IL USA
The series of Culture is working to produce, which in reality only dry lessons Slideshow notorious. However, these adjustments and interviewed people who had so impressed the better.
Only few works concern both the Aztecs and Maya. I realize that this work in both, but can inattentive audience, which could collapse the two civilizations to be confused together.
This study confirms what many say works on these people. The Maya went before the European CouncilContact, the Aztecs had internal enemies, who believed strongly in human sacrifice and the Aztec people were killed their leader Montezuma II. For those who know a lot about the Aztecs and Maya, this work is not new. I welcome the statement of work for the Mayans and Aztecs have direct descent and speak the ancient languages to this day.
The disc was really made for a European audience. Although I have the English narrator, respondents had understood the academic accentsas hard as I could not understand a simple Yankee.
I think the work too tedious for a grade, but it would be good for high school students. Those fascinated by ancient cultures should appreciate.







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