Culture of Guatemala

Between 300 and 1500 CE, three extremely advanced civilizations developed in Central and South America; the advancements developed by the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incans established them as advanced societies in their time. The Mayans showed exceptional architecture skills and advanced communication with a writing system, the Aztecs built well organized cities and marketplaces, and the Incans built a large road system, robust houses, and an irrigation system. First and foremost, it is no doubt that…

Guatemala is a country that I have become very familiar with over the last four years. The reason being: over the past four summer’s I have traveled to the country four times on mission work. Each time is different, no doubt, but my most recent trip, summer of 2016, hit home more than ever before. My team and I quickly realized that God works in mysterious ways and there is a definite reason behind each thing He does. In 2001 my brother, Nate, was born with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a…

The Mayan civilization lasted for 700 years— from 900 to 200 B.C.E. and had great art, astounding architecture, out of this world astronomy, and impeccable mathematics. The society had many religious beliefs and customs, which reflected on their culture and society. Overall, the Mayan civilization grew and expanded to its fullest, leaving us wanting to know more about them. Society The Mayans had an extremely advanced society. “For the Maya the world of ordinary living and the Otherworld…

Davishmar Hicks Before the Europeans came to the Americas there was already people. They Built advanced societies. The Mayas flourished from 250 to 900. Mayan ruins remain even today in Central America. The Incas, Mayas, and the Aztecs flourished from 250-900. The Mayans were a very advanced society. They built a pyramid that was the tallest structure in the Americas until the late 20th century. The advancements are shown in document 1. Document 1 states, “This Mayan pyramid temple in tikal…

The Mayans discovered and invented many different things. They discovered that they can track the movements of stars and planets. This science discovery helped us discover more space, star, and planet facts and discoveries. They also invented the solar year calendar. This calendar was very precise, with 365.2420 days. This technology is still used today, but we know it as the common calendar and 365 days in a year. The Mayans painted paintings using the colors of minerals, or rocks. This paint…

Right now there are many different human rights violations going on in Guatemala. Some of the violations include genocide, police brutality, and crimes against women. The reason that the crimes against women are happening is because people in Guatemala look down on women. Men think that women are below them which is definitely not true. Police brutality and genocide are happening because people think that they have the power or right to treat people like nonhumans and do whatever they want.…

Americas, it was long till kingdoms began to evolve. Around 600 BCE towns evolved to cities, and chieftains transformed into kings. One of the know culture’s and kingdom that control the Yucatan Peninsula was the Mayas. The Maya were a very religious culture, who in fact lived in the fear of the destructive nature of the gods. One thing that was important part of their religion was the death rituals. The Mayan people developed multiple traditions to commemorate the recently deceased and worship…

The Popol Vuh is an ancient sacred Mayan book of myths written from the Mayan World. The myths within the Popol Vuh are used as a way to explain the world, by connecting myth to reality. The myths within the Popol Vuh explain how their world was created through a creation story and has basic social lessons through stories of the hero twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Myths are used to teach lessons to people through the interconnection of myth and reality, and the Popol Vuh is no exception. Myths…

Imagine walking back to town after a long vacation, after arriving and looking around one may find that no one is there and the place is completely abandoned. Thats a lot like what happened to the Mayans. The Mayans lived in Mesoamerica from 1800 B.C. to 900 A.D. The Mayan civilization reached its peak of power in the sixth century A.D. and had a peak population of two million. The Mayan are most known for disappearing in 900 A.D., a mystery still unknown. There are many theories around their…

that they all have their own meaning depending on the culture you are from. They also have more days or months added to there year. Many people use to think that the Mayan calendar was something real that everything it said was true. It turns out that the Mayan Calendar use to say that the world was going to end and it turns out it wasn't true. I believe that people should have other ways to reflect on a calendar about themselves or their culture. The issue focused on this paragraph is that the…