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Assignment in brief

TOPIC: Using the following prompt, write a thorough, organized, well developed, and well supported paragraph:

Which of the civilizations in the Americas produced the greatest achievement?

For this assignment, consider the following approaches:

You may choose any region – Maya, Aztec, Inca
Your work should focus on which culture had the greatest achievement overall. You are not discussing just one element.

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Books

DK Eyewitness Books: Aztec, Inca and Maya by DK
Call Number: 972.018 BAQ
ISBN: 9780756673208
Publication Date: 2011-08-15
The Destruction of the Inca Civilization by Alexis Burling
Call Number: 985.019 BUR
ISBN: 9781508177388
Publication Date: 2017-12-15
The Mayas by Dolores Gassos
Call Number: 972.81 GAS
ISBN: 9780791084892
Publication Date: 2005-08-01
The Lost Cities of the Mayas by Fabio Bourbon
Call Number: REF 972.81 BOU
ISBN: 9780789206237
Publication Date: 2000-03-01
The Art and Architecture of the Aztec and Maya by Charles Phillips; David M. Jones (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: 700.372 PHI
ISBN: 9781844763689
Publication Date: 2008-01-31
The Art of Mesoamerica by Mary Ellen Miller
Call Number: 709.72 MIL
ISBN: 9780500203927
Publication Date: 2006-10-20
Aztecs by Inga Clendinnen
Call Number: 972.018 CLE
ISBN: 9780521400930
Publication Date: 1991-08-30