Illustrated by Phillip Martin. Specific topics include Incan, Mayan, and Aztec daily life and inventions. Incas—Maco Capac, Sapa Inca, Incan roads and bridges, mailmen, Machu Picchu, Spanish arrival. Mayas—hero twins, pyramids, temples, stelas, ball courts, hieroglyphics, city-states. Aztecs—place of the Prickly Pear Cactus, government, religion. The
reproducible unit features well-structured plans supported by handouts, plus a special lesson for substitute teachers.
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