Ballplayers and bonesetters : one hundred ancient Aztec and Maya jobs you might have adored or abhorred / by Laurie Coulter ; art by Martha Newbigging.

By: Coulter, Laurie, [ ]Contributor(s): Newbigging, MarthaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto : Annick Press, 2008Description: 96 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cmISBN: 9781554511419; 1554511410; 9781554511402; 1554511402Subject(s): Aztecs -- EmploymentGenre/Form: Nonfiction. | History. | Juvenile works. | Literature.DDC classification: 331.70097
Contents:
Introduction -- Who was who in Mesoamerica -- Society's pyramid -- Borrowers and transformers -- A very crowded cosmos -- Early job training -- City-State jobs -- Pyramid-Temple building jobs -- Palace jobs -- Food and drink jobs -- Everyday crafts jobs -- Luxury crafts jobs -- Trade and market jobs -- Temple jobs -- Ceremonial jobs -- Military jobs -- Health and beauty jobs -- Beast, bird, and bug jobs -- After the Spanish conquest -- Recommended further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Describes 100 jobs that an ancient Aztec, Maya, or other Mesoamerican might have had.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.

Introduction -- Who was who in Mesoamerica -- Society's pyramid -- Borrowers and transformers -- A very crowded cosmos -- Early job training -- City-State jobs -- Pyramid-Temple building jobs -- Palace jobs -- Food and drink jobs -- Everyday crafts jobs -- Luxury crafts jobs -- Trade and market jobs -- Temple jobs -- Ceremonial jobs -- Military jobs -- Health and beauty jobs -- Beast, bird, and bug jobs -- After the Spanish conquest -- Recommended further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Describes 100 jobs that an ancient Aztec, Maya, or other Mesoamerican might have had.

For ages 9-12.

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