by Carolyn Howitt
PRMS hardcover 151 pages
genre: non-fiction, ancient history
Interesting, quick read. Lots I knew, but much more that I did not. Organized by theme (clothing, food, weapons, etc.) and included info from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Sumer, Aztec, Maya, Viking, Anglo-Saxon civilizations. I was surprised with all the gorgeous images and cool info that a few tidbits were repeated . . . the picture of a cuneiform for practice writing appeared twice (pages 33 and 140).
What Hernando Cortes did to the Aztecs saddens and horrifies me. To think of him gaining their trust, robbing them blind, and then murdering so many people . . . he also destroyed native texts and art. The perceptions of good and evil were not exactly what Jesus teaches in Scripture.
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