Maya civilization

of the most prosperous civilizations in North America. The mayans vast intelligence, and capability to make technological advances, made them one of the greatest early civilizations. The mayans accomplished many extraordinary things such as, establishing a large trade network, having an organized civilization, creating a cohesive number system, and making three separate calendars. Trade networks were exceptionally important in early civilizations, they allowed civilizations to import and export…

The Aztec culture is a very interesting modern day culture. Even though their culture is different than American culture, there are still many things that are really interesting about their culture, such as their origin, their religion, art, and the languages that they speak. Even though there may be more differences between the Aztec culture and there American culture there are also similarities. The Aztec culture is an Indian culture that originated in central Mexico. The culture started to…

Since the beginning of time, humans have theorized about the existence of a godly figure in an attempt to explain their own existence and purpose. The Mayan civilization, originating in the Yucatan area of Central America between 2600 and 1800 BC, did just the same. Known as one of the most technologically developed and advanced civilizations of their time, they owed much of their success and later failures to their religious beliefs. The religious views of the Mayans revolved around the…

Clash with the Chesapeake - When they first arrived, they encoutered the chieftain Powhatan who asserted supremacy of the James river, he considered the settleres as future allies so didn't do much but tensions were still high. Once Lord De La Warr arrived he placed "irish tactics" against the indians basically rainding villages, burning houses, doing bad stuff to them. The marriage of Pocahontas to John rolfe ended this first anglo-powhatan war. But eventually the Indians fought back killing…

entire Classic Maya world (250AD-900AD) was undergoing changes too, albeit they fluctuated in severity region by region, as the civilisation moved into a new age in its history: The Postclassic Era (900AD-1525AD). Tikal, arguably the greatest Maya city state of the age, was swiftly deserted as the political figure at its foundation, the…

Artificial cranial deformation—or the practice of intentionally altering the shape of a person’s skull—has been practiced by Neanderthals about 40,000 years ago until very recently, maybe even still today. People on every continent except Antarctica have done it, making heads more cylindrical, cone-shaped, and ridge, bumpier or flat depending on the area. (Romero, et al 2010: 2-5) This paper argues that Mayans practiced cranial deformation to show an association with a particular social group.…

The Aztecs had a very complex way of living. The Aztecs spoke the Nahuatl language, and lived in an area of what is now Mexico. The rich lived in houses made of sun dried brick, and sometimes stone, and the poor lived in huts with thatched roofs. They grew chili peppers, corn, tomatoes, beans, and squash. They put chili on almost everything they ate, they made stew, tortillas, and stuffed flat breads. At home women cooked and cleaned, and the men mostly spent time at war. Aztec society was…

Since archaeology developed as an academic discipline, scholars have devoted substantial attention to identifying the first civilizations; one prominent area of debate concerns how and when civilization initially ascended in Mesoamerica – much of modern day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador (Blomster et al. 2005). Approximately 3000 years ago, Mexico’s Gulf Coast was inhabited by the Olmec – an archaeological culture that differs from a conventional culture as it is a…

Artifact 1: Feather Shield Picture/Source Aztec civilization feather shield (Mexico, Aztec civilization. feather shield with linear meander design incorporating eye motifs. From Mexican Altiplano) Description/Source These Shields were used by Aztecs in battle. The Aztecs were a warrior civilization, and this shield represents that. The Aztecs built their empire on tribute from conquered places. (Mexico, Aztec civilization. feather shield with linear meander design incorporating eye motifs. From…

Throughout the depths of the world’s artistic history, there have been many constants and many outliers. In the past few millennia, one of the former has always been the discovery of sculptural severed heads. Whether they be cast in bronze, carved from marble or stone, or formed from rare precious metals and gems, much of the culture and events can be derived from these findings, many of which were a-‘head’ of their time. The first piece to be highlighted is, uncoincidentally, also the first…