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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…

As the people migrated to the 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…

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…

All Calendars were so different back then. In today world all the calendars are the same, but the only difference is 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…

investigation/Identification and evaluation of sources The question that this investigation will focus on is “What were the causes of the Guatemalan Civil War?”, while also analyzing to what extent did each of these issues affect Guatemala and its outcome after the war as a whole. Although guatemala had many detailed points of conflict, This question is significant, in that it is necessary in understanding the fundamental detailed internal conflict that led to the eventual outcome of the…

Julio Hernández Cordón’s films Marimbas Del Infierno and Polvo reflect the neoliberal period in Guatemala by illustrating how the profound digressions from the period of nationalism affected everyday life. During the nationalist era of the early to mid 20th, Guatemala gained a strong sense of national identity All things traditional and national became popular. The onset of the neoliberal period, however, would drastically change many of these consistencies. The effects of these changes are…

Guatemala The first human settlers arrived in Guatemala in 1511. Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado conquered all of Guatemala in 1697. He was given the title of captain general in 1527. Mariano Aycinena and Piñol demanded that Captain Gaínza makes Guatemala independent. Guatemala became independent in 1821. There are two main types of Guatemalan clothing. There are the American clothing and the Indian Clothing. These clothing represent different cultures aspects in Guatemala. American…

Houston, Texas Vs. Zacapa, Guatemala With many diverse people come many different lifestyles. There are people living different lives all over the world today. When people learn the variety of cultures in the world they realize how unique each one is. From countries to cities people lifestyles are either financially tough or stable. Specifically, Houston, Texas and Zacapa, Guatemala are two different and in some ways similar places to live in based on economy, education and foods. To explain,…