The genius of the Maya - Izzi Howell

Which genius ideas and inventions began with the Maya? What
did they
develop that we use to this day? In this book, aimed at
readers aged nine and over, find out how the Maya built
their cities to suit the landscape and population, traded their resources and developed a complex system of writing. Discover their
brilliant developments in farming, astronomy and cloth-making and how they have influenced the way we live today.

The Genius Of series helps children aged 9 plus to explore the major
discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in
history. Titles in the 8-book series look at the genius of: the ancient
Egyptians, the ancient Greeks, the Anglo-Saxons, the Benin Kingdom, the
Maya, the Romans, the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages and the Vikings.