Maya & Miguel

Student Name: Mahayelea Maya Geographical Setting: What continent? What Landforms? What important Places? The Mayans settled in Mesoamerica. They lived in southern and northern Guatemala. In the Northern part of Guatemala it is full of mountain ranges, filled with minerals, and has a dry cool climate. In the southern part of Guatemala has the places Belize and Yucatan. In Yucatan the climate was dry and hot. Hot humid rainforests covered the southern area of guatemala and it had plenty of…

Years and years ago, simple civilizations by the names of Aztecs and Mayans figured out a way to construct amazing temples. While these temples are used for many things, there are more specific uses than others. With no tools other than their bare hands, the Aztecs and Mayans figured out a way to construct gigantic temples and pyramids. Although the construction of the temples took a long time, they are used for many things, and last a whole long time. Mayans used many different types of…

Jackie was born in 1930 which would make her 87 years old. She was born in Norwalk, California to Harry and Daisy Dempsey. Her mother was a housewife and father was a pipeline foreman and welder. Jackie had one sister who was 17 years older than she, and was affected by polio. Her sister was from a previous marriage of her mother’s. Jackie lived in the house in Norwalk until she married in 1950. Despite the depression Jackie’s father afforded a good life for his family. He also farmed his orange…

Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” is a reflection of her personal feelings with her fathers. The poem “Daddy” is a emotion filled poem that is dark and sad. The poem makes the reader feel sad for Sylvia and they try to understand the struggles Sylvia went through. The poem makes references to the holocaust and Sylvia's experiences growing up during World War ii. The darkness of this poem comes from the anger Sylvia has from her father passing away and leaving her to look for him in another man. Sylvia…

Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Like many other coming of age novels, Angelou’s biography is a story of finding identity. Maya is a young girl from Stamps, Arkansas, who moves many times throughout her life. In addition to these many places shaping who she is, she matures through experiences with religion, womanhood, and most importantly language and silence. As she matures, Maya discovers that language and silence have power; words can kill and define one's identity. Maya realizes the…

The Aztecs were not the first people to settle in the area of Mexico and, therefore, it is no wonder that their society and art was influenced by the groups of people before them. There was great number of civilizations that have influenced the Aztec region like the Olmecs, Toltecs, Mayans and Zapotecs. The Aztecs have been the rulling civilization of most Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries CE with their center in the capital of Tenochtitlan. The art of the Aztecs spead thanks to their…

The Olmec civilization The Olmec’s were the first known civilizations in Mesoamerica and had numerous incredible achievements. The Olmec tribe had a fascinating culture which would, therefore, have a lasting on the later tribes and civilizations such as the Aztecs, and the Mayans. The Olmec’s had copious significant accomplishments that would, furthermore, leave a substantial influence on all of Mesoamerica for centuries to come. The multitude of achievements made by the Olmec’s were some of…

Contrasted with other significant Mesoamerican composing frameworks, Zapotec is still inadequately understood. Most importantly, the hidden dialect itself shows an issue. The main European record of the Zapotec dialect dates from no sooner than the sixteenth century, and the old type of Zapotec from a thousand years prior is not archived by any means. Endeavors are in progress to remake this "proto-Zapotec" dialect from the present day Zapotec dialects, yet such undertakings take years to refine…

Smith was born April 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was an independent African-American woman who was born into a large and poor family. She was one of eight children. At a young age, both her parents and her two brothers passed away. Bessie started singing and dancing on the street with her brother which helped her poor family financially. Her career started when she got a job with Vaudeville. Was given the name “Empress of the Blues” for her ability to endure the obstacles that a…

Aztec Questions and Statements - 1 Statements 1) Positive – Statement - SS Itzcoatl’s successor Montezuma I took power over the empire in 1440. Montezuma was named the father of the Aztec empire. 2) Positive – Statement - SS The Aztecs ruled over 500 small states and their population was over 5 to 6 million people. They expanded by conquest or commerce. Conquest is when you take over people by force. Commerce is when you take over people by negotiation/deals. The city of Tenochtitlan at its…