Mesoamerica

form of prismatic blades, macro blades and scrapers, jade axes, polychrome ceramics, seashells, presumably salt, and hematite pigment cylinders” (Sheets 2000:219) that have not been as widely accessible to Mayan commoners throughout Mayan sites in Mesoamerica. Jade is both quite rare and culturally significant because it suggests “long-distance procurement, vertical exchanges, ostentatious displays of prestige and power, and consumption patterns of polities far from [a source like Cerén in]…

US HISTORY THREE WORLDS MAKE NEW WORLD 1492-1600 Three Old Worlds Create a New 1492 - 1600 Struggle between European kingdoms prompted to an enthusiasm for states and exchanging posts that may fortify the rising countries. This expansionism acquainted Europeans with African and American social orders that had developed over hundreds of years, and the social communication that took after beginning contacts between these human advancements significantly impacted western history. II.…

The Introduction Feminist and Queer Theories to the Archaeological Study of Prehistoric Art The study of prehistoric sexual imagery has been the subject of much debate within the academic community for the past two decades. Anthropologists, art historians, and psychologists have all played a role in adapting the way we view both modern and prehistoric sexuality. For it is clear that as we delve further into exploring possible alternative approaches to prehistoric sexuality, that “there is no…

The world has been conditioned to believe that early European societies were the only advanced and highly populated nations for centuries. No one ever really tried or cared to look into what was happening in the New World, and when people did start to care, much of the Western Hemisphere’s culture had been erased. It has only happened within the past couple of centuries that real, fundamental research has gone into what the New World was like before Europeans set foot on it. Despite what society…

They appeared in Mesoamerica in the early 13th century, almost 2000 years after the Egyptians, yet they somehow had the same basic principles. The Egyptians had two major calendars, these calendars were the religious calendar and the civil calendar. The religious calendar…

reflected images of goddesses who were responsible for fertility and nature. These female idols provided societies with the resources necessary for survival. With these figurines representing life, Kellogg suggests that Sinu women and other women in Mesoamerica were worshipped for their ability to give birth. In many of the civilizations of South and Central America, women held positions that were structured as a hierarchy and were “parallel to those of men,” (Kellogg 27). The idea that women…

Latin America is an area on the map that is denoted as the countries that speak Spanish and Portuguese within the Americas. This area encloses 20 states starting from the border of North America to the end of South America. This region was first known as the home of a group of people who had one of the most advanced civilizations, the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. This was before the arrival of the Europeans during the end of the 15th and peak of the 16th centuries. There were many vital events…

Mexican Culture Introduction Culture is regarded as a set of shared norms such as convictions, values, and desires by a specific part of a populace that makes them unique to the other sections of the population (Hardison). According to a Mexican scholar Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican culture is considered one of the most intricate cultures in North America. Most people consider this culture to be a one of deep religion and high social disorder ridden with a contradiction over the spiritual and the…

Linda Pastan is an American poet of Jewish background. She was born and raised in the Bronx, and during her childhood she was “saturated with the domestic details and cultural expectations of Old World Jewry,” (eNotes). She is known for writing short poems that address topics like family life, motherhood, female experience, aging, and death. Paul Martinez was born and raised in suburban Chicago. There isn't much information regarding his childhood. He is known for writing short poems that…

Spaniard’s tactics and maneuver procedures, they would have won the battle which intern would have led to the survival of their race. The Aztec civilization thrived between the years 1345 and 1521 CE. The Aztecs were the most well-known empire in Mesoamerica. Moctezuma II, the ruler, spread religion and ideals across…