Date(s):
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Time:
2 p.m.
Location:
Community Room
Type:
In Person
Audience:
Category:
Language:
English
Description:
This history program will focus on the Inca, the Maya, and the Aztec empires and the European Conquistadors. The Inca and the Aztec civilizations flourished from approximately 13th to 15th century AD. The height of the Maya civilization was approximately between the 3rd and 10th century AD.
How unique and innovative was their civilization compared to the post-Columbian era? What was their life like before the Spaniards arrived? How did the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Maya expand their territory and what skills made it possible for them to build large Empires in the Americas? What were their contributions to architecture, agriculture, road construction, literature, and the arts? And how did European colonization begin?
Book recommendations (if you have your own book suggestions, please mention them during our discussion):
- The Incas: New Perspectives by Gordon Francis McEwan
- The Inca: Lost Civilizations by Kevin Lane
- Aztecs of Central Mexico: An Imperial Society by Frances F. Berdan
- The Aztec Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Aztecs, Starting With the Settlement in the Valley of Mexico
- Maya to Aztec: Ancient Mesoamerica Revealed (DVD)
- The Maya: A Very Short Introduction by Amara Solari and Matthew Restall
- Maya Lords and Lordship: The Formation of Colonial Society in Yucatan, 1350–1600 by Sergio Quezada
For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.