Chapter 2 is about the Olmecs, civilizations, colossal heads, and sculptures. They had their civilizations in places like San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Laguna de Los Cerros. One of the most important objects to the Olmecs was the Kunz Axe, which was made of jade and jade power. Kunz Axe had a jaguar shaped mouth and almond shapes eyes and it represented a chief that transformed himself into the jaguar for power. Olmecs had a Olmec dragon that look similar to a crocodile and represented a raptorial harply eagle that it could fly through the sky.…
The Aztec’s worshiped many gods (deities). The most worshiped god in the Aztec culture was Huitzilopochtli, whose name meant left handed hummingbird. An interesting characteristic of Huitzilopochtli is he was born full grown. He was the god of sun and war and was a cultural god. Coatlícue, his mother became pregnant by placing feathers under her breasts.…
5. Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent so the land is very fertile and good for farming and they also had rivers for a good source of water. This was a good…
The people of each area learned to prosper by what the land had given them. Each natural resource defined the evolution of the…
The site is laid out along a north and south axis with a huge earth and clay pyramid as its most prominent feature. The Olmecs were a very advanced culture for their time. They were the first Mesoamerican people to understand the concept of zero, which is essential in mathematics. They were the first to develop a calendar and were the first to create an hieroglyphic writing system to record events. The Olmec's intellectual achievements, religious beliefs and rituals were very influential on the neighboring cultures around them.…
Whats the weather like? The Olmec didn’t wear a ton of clothes. The area the Olmec were in was very rainey, so their clothes were effected by the climate. With Mexico being mainly rainey there wasn’t a need for a lot of clothing. The people in our exhibit will mainly be in their houses working away from the rain.…
Aztecs and Spaniards Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico By: Colby Bryant This book is about the Aztecs and how they came to be. It's amazing how far we’ve come and how we evolved to the people we are today with government and knowledge. It was a lot different back then, especially with the Aztecs.…
Tecumseh Vision Film Reaction For anything to get accomplish that effects the community there has to be unity within the community. One person cannot accomplish anything that effects the community on their own they need the support of others. When Tecumseh decided to take his homeland from the American colonist he didn’t dare try to do it on his own. He knew he needed the help of other Indigenous people to make this dream a reality.…
Comparison Essay 2 Native American art in their cultures differ from one to the next, so let’s start with what makes them alike. Mesoamerica, South America and North America all have similar aspects in their art. They all use earthy colors such as brown, gray and red-brown that is because these cultures had alike ground materials like clay. All three also had pieces of art that were used in ceremonies such as the Burial Mask, from Point Hope, Alaska.…
Which are from centuries of farming and development in…
How Feminism is Portrayed in the Film “Room” Feminism is the power for females to break the boundaries that they exist to be inferior to men. Women should be free to live the life they desire and not have to listen to any man. Society is constantly changing; every tradition and custom today will possibly not be there tomorrow. Many years ago, people were defining women as being men’s property, however, that is subject to transform as women are becoming independent individuals who do not need a man to live their life. In the film “Room”, the chief character, Joy Newsome otherwise recognized as “Ma”, falls for a trick that a strange fellow named Old Nick organized.…
Ida When I saw “Ida” on the list of films we could watch I became incredibly excited and knew that was a the one I would choose. When the film came out I thought it seemed interesting and I really wanted to see it, however I never had the time. I'm really glad I waited to watch the movie until the end of the semester here because I'm a lot more culturally aware of what it was like for those in Europe and specifically Eastern Europe to experience the Holocaust and the communist regime. I even feel more connected to the film because of the trip some of us took to Poland. Going to Krakow was an amazing experience I will never forget, I went to jazz clubs while there and was satisfied to see that Ida also went to jazz clubs.…
My video highlights a deep aspect of my project topic because it shows how useful smart things are and how it can improve one’s home. It can allow people to actually turn their lights off right from their smartphone and they don’t have to manually turn them off. Also, my video artifact accomplished one of the requirements, which was that it “Provided insight into a beneficial and/or harmful effect of the innovation”. This is because it showed how it can be used and what it’s impact on society is. Also, it displayed how it can change the lives of many people by making it easier for them.…
DOPE is a crime dramedy written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa about a black teenager named Malcolm living in Inglewood trying to get into law school. He and his two friends Diggy and Jib are then roped into a wild goose chase when Malcolm is given a large amount of drugs amidst an intense gang war. He struggles to maintain his chances of getting into Harvard while surviving this unfortunate situation. DOPE grapples with several issues regarding race including issues with the school system and with depictions of African Americans in the media. The film parodies and challenges the common depiction of black communities in crime dramas.…
The geographical features of a land will determine if it is suitable for farming. Humans began with hunting and gathering, which caused them to constantly travel. Traveling took up most of early humans’ time, not allowing them to focus on different aspects of development. Ancient Mesopotamia became one of the first civilizations, due to its geographic features. Mesopotamia was located between two rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris River.…