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My project is over the Maya’s they exist from 2000 BC to 250 AD. In my essay, I will be talking about the Mayan Calendars, mathematics, and Pyramids. They were located in central American; which is now known as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The Mayan calendars started in BCE. The calendar ended in December 2012. December 2012 is when the Mayan calendar had ended and that was one of the reasons why our society had thought the world would end that year. The calendar has been…

The Maya middle preclassic period began around 1000 BC. During this same time in other parts of the World, David becomes king of the ancient Israelites and the Iron Age begins for much of Eurasia. Across the Pacific ocean, the ancient Japanese begin to cultivate rice. Everywhere in the World cultures were thriving. This was the period of time when the roots of a complex Maya society began to steadily form and they became a more advanced people. A progression that occurred after centuries of…

classic period, and postclassic period. The total years they existed were from 2000 BC to 909 AD. That is a long time! Firstly, Maya people lived in a vast area; from northern Mexico down south into Central America. The location we now call Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. This area is part of a tropical rainforest. Their largest city was known as Tikal. The official language they spoke was the Yucatec Maya language. Secondly, Maya architecture was very impressive for those…

In the documentary Cracking the Maya Code, we follow the process of how the glyphs were deciphered by a team of archaeologists, artists, adventurers, and linguistists. The reason why nobody could understand the glyphs stemmed in the 16th century when the Spanish Inquisition came to the “New World”. Diego De Landa played a major role in the destruction of the Maya code, his mission was to convert the Mayan to Catholicism. However, he saw them as “devil worshipers” as they believe in making…

involving around 11,300 people let alone just reported kidnappings. Danger comes from every direction. Many have made the trip before and know first hand how brutal it can be. Honduras has the world’s highest murder rate, El Salvador the fourth, Guatemala the fifth. Much of the violence within the countries are perpetrated by gangs, the Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, the most vicious gangs in the Americas. Gangs are forcibly recruiting young men to join or someone in their family gets…

Xander Jones 1st Period October 25, 2016 The Secrets of the Mayans Many have wondered and marveled at the magnificent architecture of the Mayans, but, did you know that it is all based off astronomy? To what extent does Mayan astronomy relate to modern astronomy? The Mayans have a complex astronomy regime. The entirety of Mayan government relies on the knowledge of many renowned astrologers. Mayans would sacrifice anyone, but those who held the knowledge were spared. The Mayans acquired…

Popol Vuh and Mayan Culture Before the arrival of European conquistadores, various indigenous civilizations thrived and passed. One of these was the Maya. Centered in the tropical lands of present day Guatemala, the Maya were excellent at agriculture, calendar making, mathematics, astrology and had their own hieroglyph based writing system. However by 900 AD the Maya civilization vanished, and there has been great debate as to what caused this sudden abandonment of their cities. Popol Vuh, a…

Spanish. Mexican and Guatemalan Spanish ultimately are very much similar because it is spanish except some conversational phrases and terminology are different. This difference is due to the history of the two cultures which some are unaware of; Guatemala denotes influences from the early Mayan civilization and Mexico denotes influences from the early Aztec civilization.…

would recommend this book to someone because it is a gateway to seeing the oppression of hard working people. I found myself while reading thanking God that the fight for human rights in America is nothing like the fight for the indigenous people of Guatemala. The relationship I see between this book and class is the treatment of the indigenous people and their culture. Learning about the culture of the indigenous people includes their battles…

achievements also included their Trade Network, their buildings, the number system and of course the calendars. The Mayan mostly lived in Mesoamerica, “Mesoamerica is that part of modern-day Central America that includes southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. This region has been the Mayan home for 3,000 years.” (From the Background Essay The Maya: What Was Their Most Remarkable Achievement) Living in Mesoamerica also helped them with…