Mesoamerica

An assignment was given to me that had me decide on whether historians should emphasize Sacrifice or Agriculture and I didn’t agree with the fact that I had to choose. Historians shouldn’t have to pick one topic, they should be able to emphasize on both equally, without one or the other the Aztecs wouldn’t be who they were, and we might not have known about them because what they did just wasn’t important enough. The Aztecs were a very large group of people and they needed a place to live, so…

These letters written by Hernan Cortes who was a Spaniard conquistador who first conquest of Cuba and thereafter turn his head to the Mexico to conquest as well. In 1519 he sorted out attack of Mexico. Thereafter, he arrived in Mexico on April 22, 1519. By 1521, he had taken all the control of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan ( Mexico City ).After his conquest of Mexico , Spanish chroniclers offered him to write what he saw in Mexico, thereafter he had to write these letters to show what he…

All over the Internet, you may have seen ‘Beethoven is black’, with an accompanying picture. Or that Mozart was black, or Hannibal from Carthage or other historic figures from antiquity were African Negroids. We all know it’s not true. Afrocentrists just take things that agree with their viewpoint, and warp anything they can in an attempt to say that “they were African”. There are tons of these lies going around the internet, with enough people who believe in Afrocentrism religiously, convinced…

Bonampak is an archeological site measuring 2.4 square kilometers and located in the eastern lowlands of Chiapas, Mexico. It is near the Usumacinta River and about 30 kilometers north from the larger site of Yaxchilan, under which Bonampak may have been a dependency. The site dates to about AD 790 and is home to one of the few extant and complete murals of the Maya Classic Period. Bonampak’s architecture, art, iconography, and epigraphy are an important resource for understanding Maya society in…

The two main places I would want to go are either Mexico or Egypt. I want to go to Mexico and Egypt because I plan to become an archaeologist and I want to see the most historic places in that area. Egypt is one of the most explored place that I know of. I soon hope to travel there and make my mark on history. Mexico is a wonderful and beautiful place to be,in my opinion. In mexico I plan to see the Mayan ruin and gather information about them. Also it would be great to see the main Mayan…

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 exploration and conquest of the Aztec Empire in 16th century lead to destruction and devastation at the hands of Cortez and his conquistadors. Hernan Cortez and his conquistadors landed on the Mexican Coast in 1519, their exploration led them to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. During their travel to city, they encountered the Txlancans, a enemy to the Aztecs and made them allies. They will play a important in the siege of Tenichcihlan. With the use of diplomacy Cortex was able to convince…

Qutio Quito, also known as San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador, elevated 9000 feet above sea level stretching 25 miles long and 3 miles wide. This country is on the Guayllabamba river basin on eastern slopes of Pichincha, in the middle of the Avenue of Volcanoes. Most are dormant bringing a safe way to enjoy variety of wavy mesmerizing snow-capped mountains, and a half of million of the friendliest people you will meet in South America. Situated between Colombia and Peru on…

Topic: The Aztecs and their creation myths. /////////////////////////////////////////// Interest, Motivation, and Knowledge in the Topic: The Aztecs were one of the most powerful, advanced and popular civilizations in America; therefore, I think this is important because they have several different myths and ideas which we are able to learn and a different prospective of our lives. My motivation is to do a deep researching on those myths and ideas, focusing on the myths of their different gods…

Mesoamerica's cilvilzation included the cultivation or corn, the building of pyramids, a 260-day ritual calendar, similiar deities, an important ritual ball game, and a belief in the role of human blood iinstaining the gods and the universe. The Aztecs (the most powerful culture in the region) collected and admired jad sculptures by the Olmec. When the Aztecs arrived to Teotihuacan it was abadoned, and they viewed the city as a sacred site where the gods had created the universe. They are who…