Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America, credited to Herbert Spinden, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America, by Herbert J. Spinden Read in English by Mario Pineda The ancient cultures of Mesoamerica developed art, stone cities, and sciences (especially astronomy and mathematics), to a degree that surpasses anything else existing in the New World. These developments may even match or overtake some developments made by the major civilizations of Europe or Asia. The author actually compares the Mayan with the Ancient Greeks, and the Aztecs with the Romans: such was their influence and impact. This book describes some of their achievements. (Summary by Mario Pineda)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
• Author credits: Herbert Spinden
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 5:17:22

Catalogue topics

• archaeology
• mesoamerica
• social studies
• civilizations

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface. Introduction, part 1 — 25:46
2. 02 - Introduction, part 2 — 26:45
3. 03 - Chapter I - The Archaic Horizon — 29:33
4. 04 - Chapter II - The Maya Civilization, part 1 — 31:01
5. 05 - Chapter II - The Maya Civilization, part 2 — 33:20
6. 06 - Chapter II - The Maya Civilization, part 3 — 41:06
7. 07 - Chapter III - The Middle Civilizations, part 1 — 29:14
8. 08 - Chapter III - The Middle Civilizations, part 2 — 26:51
9. 09 - Chapter IV - The Aztecs, part 1 — 33:26
10. 10 - Chapter IV - The Aztecs, part 2 — 32:01
11. 11 - A Cross-Section of New World History — 8:19

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