Copán

Erich Von Daniken was born in Switzerland in 1935. He attended the College St-Michael in Fribourg, Switzerland and occupied his time with studying ancient holy writings. While he was a manager of a five-star hotel, he wrote his first book "Chariots of the Gods" in 1968, which quickly became a best seller in the United States and Germany. He received fame and recognition for a TV special called "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" which was based off of "Chariots of the Gods" in 1993. It's also said…

Throughout the six centuries of the classic period the Maya civilization thrived, first in the forests of the Petén in Guatemala and neighboring areas creating cities like Tikal, Uaxactun, Quirigua, Copan, and Palenque and then in northern Yucatan creating amazing pilgrimage centers as Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, Labna, Etzna, Chichen, and Coba. There is no accurate population assessment, but research has shown that it could have possibly be in the millions…

in the form of a ball. It is likely that the captive was sacrificed by being tied up and pushed down the stairs of a temple as part of a ceremony involving the ball game. In 738 A.D., a war party from Quiriguá captured the king of rival city-state Copán: the captive king was ritually…

Introduction Can love and destruction be two faces of the same coin? Can God be ‘holy’ and ‘just’, yet hate and hold vengeance? Perhaps the most pivotal argument between skeptics and Christians today is that of the character of God. Most theologians hold true to the character of God as revealed through the Holy Scriptures. They believe, every jot, letter, and tittle are inspired and meaningful; revealing the character of its author. This, however, is harder in some instances than others. Some…

Design a curriculum unit and explain the way in which your understanding of various ethical aspects from this subject has been used to underpin its design. On a daily basis we are faced with moral decisions and ethical judgements. The term ethics and morality have different derivations, even though they may go hand in hand. Vardy (1998, p. 85) claims that the word ethics comes from the Greek word ‘ethikos’, this relates to character. Morality comes from the Latin word ‘moralis’, meaning customs…

There are many factors that determine whether a war is just or unjust. The justifications for a just war are given by the document the Just War Theory, which was created by the philosopher Thomas Aquinas. The reasons included determine whether the war is considered just or unjust. Many wars are driven by the desire for expansion and greed. Immoral reasons are one of the main causes of almost every war to date. Wrongful intentions for war nullify the actions from being just. Social and religious…

Maya Gods: Shaping a Civilization The Maya civilization was initially established during the Pre-Classic period (c. 2000 BC to AD 250), however, most Maya cities reached their highest potential during the Classic period (c. AD 250 to 900), and continued into the Post-Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish. Known for their art, architecture, calendar, and complex society, the Maya was a Mesoamerican civilization centered in Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and western El Salvador. The Maya…

When the Spanish arrived in what is now Mexico, they were shocked by the level of complexity of Mesoamerican civilizations, but particularly by their penchant for human sacrifice. While human sacrifice is well documented among the Aztec of Central Mexico it is not as well documented among the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. There is debate among archaeologists as to whether many of the burials claimed to be evidence of human sacrifice among the Maya should be reinterpreted as funerary, citing…