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Ancient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to Mayan History, the Aztecs, and Inca Empire
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 02-06-18
- Language: English
- Publisher: Captivating History
Regular price: $19.95
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Publisher's Summary
Explore the captivating history and mythology of three ancient civilizations. Three captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
- Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology
- Aztec: A Captivating Guide to Aztec History and the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan
- Incas: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Inca Empire and Civilization
In the first part of this captivating guide, you will discover why Maya have gained such worldwide admiration over the many other civilizations that existed in Mesoamerica at the time. You will learn how the Maya civilization developed, the major turning points in their 3,000-year-long history, the mysteries surrounding their demise, some of the unique places where Maya exist to this day, and much more!
Some of the topics and questions covered in the first part of this audiobook include:
- Maya timeline
- Glossary of important Maya terms
- The origins of the Mesoamerican civilizations
- The Archaic period: 7,000-2,000 BC
Some of the topics and questions covered in the second part of this audiobook include:
- The origins of Aztecs: a tribe destined for greatness
- The unwelcome arrival in Mexico Valley
- The rise of Tenochtitlán and the Triple Alliance
Some of the topics and questions covered in the third part of this audiobook include:
- How the Incas recorded their history
- The Inca creation myth
- The founding of the great city of Cuzco
- The first dynasty of Inca rulers and their greatest deeds
- The second dynasty of Inca rulers and their greatest deeds
- The rise of the Inca empire: a cosmological event?
- And much more!
Get the audiobook now and learn more about ancient civilizations!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-22-18
Indeed nicely done.
This is truly an outstanding guide to the Mayan History, the Aztecs, and Inca Empire. Well written and lots of interesting facts. Highly recommend.
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- Bronco
- 06-15-18
thank you for this great book
Very interesting historical book. Written in an easily followed style without the dryness often found in such books. This is very in depth, woah. I wasn’t expecting for it to be so lengthy. I honestly have a hard time following along with books like this for some reason,
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- Miles
- 06-15-18
Story of Ancient Civilizations
I enjoyed reading through it.This is definitely a book that is going to take a while to fully listen and absorb everything, but if you love ancient cultures and history you're going to love this.
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- jim
- 06-15-18
entertaining value
The information in this book is very broadly presented. This book is a very Informative and interesting about the ancient world. I think everyone must read this book and get knowledge about ancient civilization. Thanks to author for this informational book to us.
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- Isabella
- 06-15-18
This book will take you to a journey of our past
This book made me visit Greece, Rome and Egypt in a few hours and it was a wonderful journey. Good read and I recommend it to students who need to research about ancient civilizations.
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- 06-15-18
Aplus
I found the amazing history. This is really good book. From start to end this book has fantastic history to read. Me and my Brother really like this book
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- Madisons
- 06-15-18
Super interesting
You MUST listen thisAUDIObook. It has all the information on ancient civilizations contained in here, from Agriculture till how Rome came into power, this book is most certainly a book you cannot afford to miss.
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- endures
- 06-15-18
All you need
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- Silver
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- 06-15-18
i love it
Central America in general and the fascinating Maya people specifically. Covers the subject in a thorough and interesting manner. Story of a advanced civilization who moved human existence forward in giant steps. Clear description of a complex society
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- Lizbeth
- 06-15-18
Great and informative!!!
This is beginning to arouse curiosity about these civilizations with the eight year old, such as when and where and what people were like. I have always read about the Maya more than the others, so this is a fun listen for me.
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- Allerton
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Another kudos to its level of readability.
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- Rhys
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Well described ancient history...
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I listened to it with complete attention, the author gives a spectacular oversight of ancient history. Recommended to anyone else interested in history.
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- Tia
- 03-17-18
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- Lilly
- 03-17-18
Great purpose book.
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- Mark
- 03-16-18
Accurate ancient civilizations...
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The author writes in a very flowing manner by telling the narratives of people in the ancient world rather than vomiting bland historical events. It makes for a wonderfully readable history book, even as it is packed with accurately investigated historical facts.
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- Cotham
- 03-16-18
A flowing audible for us.
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- Jimme
- 03-16-18
This author is a great storyteller.
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Written in unique style, this is a truly readable book that just carries you along. If you think history is just a boring list of places, dates, and wars, this book will change your opinion in a hurry!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rashmoor
- 03-16-18
Thoroughly listen to it and enjoyed.
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A lot is been written already about it, but here given the vast period of time covered paints a fascinating picture of the ancient world. Highly recommend.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Kris H
- 09-27-18
Interesting and informative
Interesting and thoughtfully presented, however the reading (of one book in particular) came across as aimed at school students. Additionally, some pronunciation was questionable. Not only of Spanish words but also a number of English words which were pronounced incorrectly repeatedely throughout the book which became distracting. There were also a number of outright contradictions between one sentence and the next.