Maya & Miguel

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…

writings on them making them distinctive that they were one nevertheless, people that used calendars consequently, the past also. In the article Oldest Known Mayan Calendar Debunks December 2012 Myth, it quotes “ Archaeologists excavating at Xultun, a Maya site in Guatemala, have discovered a room thought to have served as a workshop for scribes and a calendar priest more than 1,200 years ago. Its walls are adorned with remarkably preserved paintings and writings, including calculations related…

This empire was constructed of city-states. “Mayan culture was well established by 1000 BCE, and it lasted until 1697 CE. All Maya shared a common culture and religion, but each city governed itself and had its own noble ruler.” -Baquedano, Elizabeth. Throughout the gradual collapse, some city-states simply faded, failing to continue designing new works of art and public displays…

2. Who were the ancient Maya and what was the geographical extent of their civilization? According to Jared Diamond, why did their society collapse? Make sure to discuss their environment and their subsistence strategies. (Chapter 5 in book): The Ancient Mayans are one of the oldest and remarkably sophisticated civilizations that are known among archaeologists as being an advanced culture that skillful at astronomy and arts. The Mayas civilization extended to many places of what are known now…

and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica and exam the causes and the evidence for their collapse, and also what happened to the people that inhabited these areas after the complex societies they lived in collapsed. Mesa Verde The Mesa Verde region is located on the Colorado plateau in the Four Corners…

Nicole Scherzinger Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Parents, Bio and Salary Nicole Scherzinger Bio Nicole Scherzinger is a popular recording artist, actress and television personality of American nationality. Her real name is Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente. She was born on June 29, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. She has a sister, Gary. Her parents separated their ways when she was still a child. As per Nicole Scherzinger’s bio obtained in Wikipedia, she attended Meyzeek Middle School…

The two civilizations used their pyramids as a burial tomb for their dead. For example, Temple 1 in the Maya city of Tikal and the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt were built to bury pharaohs and kings. Both cultures also buried the dead with gold masks to honor them. Although both cultures used the pyramids to bury their dead, the Mayan pyramid was a…

up as a kid. Kids, teens, and adults in my community never really read. They didn’t sit down with their children and read to them fairy tales and adults didn’t use their day’s off to consume themselves into books “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. Instead, they consumed themselves…

To start off with the Incans achieved many goals.They made stone blocks,and building that could withstand earthquakes.Next,the Incans built a bridge over the Apurimac River ,and planted crops up to 15,000 feet high.Also they had 40,000 kilometer of roads,and built a large city called Macu Picchu.They had 100 different ethnic groups at their prime.Finally they had a calendar for example,Ayrunua,Lnti Raymi,and Chahua-huarquiz months. The Incans had a odd history.First they flourished between…