*Includes pictures.
*Explains the history of Tenochtitlan from its founding to its destruction by Cortes and the Spanish.
*Includes descriptions of Tenochtitlan by Spanish conquistadors, including Cortes' 1520 letter to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
*Describes the layout of Tenochtitlan and its important structures.
*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.
"When we saw so many cities and villages built in the water and other great towns on dry land... we were amazed and said that it was like the enchantments they tell of in the legend of Amadis, on...

*Includes pictures of the sites and depictions of important people and events.
*Explains the history of the sites and the theories about their purpose.
*Describes the layout of the ancient cities, their important structures, and the theories about the buildings' uses.
*Includes footnotes and bibliographies for further reading.
Chichen Itza was inhabited for hundreds of years and was a very influential center in the later years of Maya civilization. At its height, Chichen Itza may have had over 30,000 inhabitants, and with a spectacular pyramid, enormous ball court,...

*Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of the ruins and the history of the sites *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century. The Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate the West today. But of all the world's civilizations, none have intrigued people more than the Mayans, whose culture, astronomy, language, and mysterious disappearance all continue to captivate people. In 2012 especially, there was a renewed focus on the Mayans, whose advanced calendar has led many to speculate the...

Diferentes ramas de la misma religion son la excepcion mas que la regla, y han tenido un profundo impacto en la historia. El cisma entre las iglesias ortodoxa y catolica influyo en las relaciones entre las naciones de toda Europa, y la intolerancia religiosa basada en diferentes creencias cristianas llevo a la persecucion y la violencia por todo el continente durante siglos. La Reforma Protestante dividio el cristianismo aun mas, y los resultados culminaron en la increiblemente destructiva Guerra de los Treinta Anos en el siglo XVII. Hoy, la division religiosa mas importante es entre los...

En 1911, el historiador estadounidense Hiram Bingham publico el hallazgo de lo que en aquel momento era considerado una "ciudad perdida" inca. Aunque los habitantes locales ya la conocian desde hacia un siglo, Bingham documento y fotografio las ruinas de un asentamiento del siglo XV establecido a lo largo de una cresta montanosa sobre el valle de Urubamba en Peru, colocado tan perfectamente desde un punto de vista defensivo que se cree que los espanoles nunca lo conquistaron y puede que nunca lo conocieran. Hoy en dia, por supuesto, Machu Picchu es uno de los mejores puntos turisticos de...

*Includes pictures of Machu Picchu and other important people and places.
*Explains the history of the site and the theories about its purpose and abandonment.
*Describes the layout of Machu Picchu, its important structures, and the theories about the buildings' uses.
In 1911, American historian Hiram Bingham publicized the finding of what at the time was considered a "lost city" of the Inca. Though local inhabitants had known about it for century, Bingham documented and photographed the ruins of a 15th century settlement nestled along a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in...

*Includes pictures of important places and historic illustrations and art depicting Odin and other important Norse figures.
*Explains the historical origins of the god, the mythological tales about him, and the religious evolution of Odin.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
A one-eyed old man, with a gray cloak and a wide-brimmed hat leaning on a staff. A wanderer who appears when least expected, bringing triumph or doom. The god of prophecy, poetry and fate. A shapechanger. A sorcerer. The god Odin cuts a dramatic figure in Norse mythology and is still a part of the...

*Includes pictures of the sites and depictions of important people and events.
*Explains the history of the sites and the theories about their purpose.
*Describes the layout of the ancient cities, their important structures, and the theories about the buildings' uses.
*Includes footnotes and bibliographies for further reading.
Chichen Itza was inhabited for hundreds of years and was a very influential center in the later years of Maya civilization. At its height, Chichen Itza may have had over 30,000 inhabitants, and with a spectacular pyramid, enormous ball court,...