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The Paracas and Nazca cultures thrived in what is now Peru from around 600 - 175 BC and 1 - 700 AD, respectively. The depiction of ritual sacrifice plays a significant role in the art of both the Paracas and the Nazca cultures. We see examples of this ritual sacrifice in the intricately decorated Paracas textiles and beautifully painted Nazca ceramic pottery. One example of ritual sacrifice that we see in both the Paracas and Nazca cultures is that of trophy heads. A trophy head was…

For example, Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer. She is from a divorce parent and went to live with her grandmother at a young age. She was molested by her mother boyfriend, however, her powerful speeches still remains alive to these day. “Her life..with rape scenes, poverty, abuse..struggling to build a life” (Avery, “What make Maya Angelou become successful”). Even though Angelou had horrible childhood…

Coming from humble beginnings in a small town in North Carolina, there were not many things to do outside of sports, television and my wild imagination, but little did I know this was just the recipe I needed to discover the tools to my success. At a young age I noticed whether you win or lose in sports the way you carried yourself and how likable you were to your fan base determined not only your popularity but your time on the field as well, I took full advantage of this knowledge on and off…

for many of the things we see in the world today. Take astronomy for example. The Mayans followed the sun, moon, and venus, and had an eerily accurate clock. The Maya and the Aztec both had innovative farming that fit the area that they were in. However, one empire was greater than the other two. The aztec empire was superior to the Maya and the Aztec for a variety of reasons, including their due to their advances in architecture, social class, and agricultural methods. Of many, the first…

In the Inca religion they worshiped a few gods. In their religion they sacrificed animals. They sacrificed animals daily. One of the gods they worshiped was Viracocha. The Inca believed that Viracocha made the Earth. Brown llamas were sacrificed for Viracocha. Also they had a moon god they called Uma Quilla. For the Inca the main shrine was called coricancha. They called their priest Uma Uillaca. The Inca established a government. Their government was a monarchy. The monarchy was called…

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first the first time.” once said a prosperous woman named Maya Angelou. In William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing this quote definitely applies because of the relationship of Hero and Claudio and the events that occur. The couple Beatrice and Benedick's relationship is healthier than Hero and Claudio's because they had longer to get to know one another, their teasing makes them comfortable, and they trust one another more. One…

around them. Cultures such as the Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec and Aztec were all heavily influenced by Olmec culture. Many Mesoamerican communities appear to have been permanently occupied prior to 1200 BC. It is within this period of the early preclassic period that the earliest Maya villages were found to be occupied in northern Belize. The settlement in Cuello was also settled by Maya around 1200 BC. This was a time in when the heavily Olmec influenced Maya began come together as a city…

The Maya hieroglypic composing is seemingly a standout amongst the most outwardly striking written work frameworks of the world. It is additionally exceptionally complex, with many one of a kind signs or glyphs as people, creatures, supernaturals, protests, and conceptual plans. These signs are either logograms (to express significance) or syllabograms (to signify sound values), and are utilized to compose words, expressions, and sentences. Indeed, the Maya can compose anything that they can say…

Although there were a wide variety of deities worshiped by the Mayans, the most prominent of them were Hunab Ku, Itzamna, Ix Chebal Yaz, Ah Puch, Ek Chuah, and Chac. Hunab Ku: The Mayans worshiped this god as their supreme god and viewed him as the creator of the universe reportedly. He is also synchronized with the god Itzamna. Hunab Ku was viewed so highly that it was believed he did not participate in the affairs associated with humans. As in any religion, the creator of the universe and…

Maya Angelou has sowed the right seed for women liberation in America through her versatile poems, plays and songs. She is a multi-faceted genius. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She has carved her imprints in Hollywood and she is the first black woman director of Hollywood. She has written, produced, directed, and starred for stage, film, and television. In 1971, she wrote a…