The Ancient Aztecs

People of the Ancient World

by Liz Sonneborn

Teaching readers about the history, culture, and archaeology of ancient times, each title tells the story of a different featured civilization through its inhabitants, focusing on different segments of its society, such as peasants, scholars, priests, soldiers, rulers, and more.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[Francis]

Interesting insights of the Aztec way of life. They were a remarkable people.

[Alexis Gomez]

i learned very much from the book

[Landyn]

This book was great. I really liked this book, about the past.

[Bryan Borgman]

Best book on the subject in our school library.

[Dreamergirl]

This was a very interesting and clearly written book about the way of life of the ancient aztecs. Since I've never really explored their history before, this book was a good add to my list and I found myself speculating their history and views all the way to the end. The author was obviously very skilled at non-fiction and made the book anything but boring, and as I read I got more and more interested about their sociaty and government. Even though the format of this is kind of like a picture-book at first glance, it was very fulfilling. The way the chapters were divided is what made this book into a very clear portrait of their life. I would say it's exactly enough in every aspect and that I did learn a lot, having not read many books on the subject. I was thinking about reading "The Ancient Maya" from this series too, since even though the one about Rome looks tempting, I think I've read enough about it for now :)

Grade level: 4th-7th
Interest level: Medium

[Erik Orrantia]

A very useful overview of Aztec life. Though it's missing a lot of depth and is intended for a younger audience, it gives an excellent idea of Aztec culture, classes, and roles. It's a great book for beginning research into the Aztec culture.