Music of Guatemala

Guatemala suffered a thirty-six year period of armed conflict which came to an end signed peach accords in 1996. During that time period, 200,000 people were killed, 45,000 disappeared by force, a million people were displaced, along with 626 documented massacres, and 400 villages destroyed due to government operations according to the Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH). Of those that were victimized, four out of five were indigenous Maya. After reviewing the statistics, the CEH…

Uaxactun is a sacred place of the ancient mayan people. Located in northern guatemala it was first explored by American archaeologists in 1916. The excavations at the temple pyramids of Uaxactun significantly furthered our understanding of ancient mayan civilization. The scholarly article Multispectral imaging of an Early Classic Maya codex fragment from Uaxactun, Guatemala by Nicholas P. Carter & Jeffrey Dobereiner outlines the process of analyzing small fragments of a codex from an ancient…

Topic 1 Paper: Early Societies and Culture The ancient civilization of the Mayas originated around 2600 B.C. The Mayan civilization extended throughout present-day Southern Mexico. The society was best known for its development of hieroglyphic writing, astronomy, and calendrical systems. In addition, art and architecture were two main aspects of the Mayan community. The history of the civilization can be regarded to as a “rollercoaster”., as city-states both rose in glory, and fell…

Mayans live a very unique lifestyle and have many creations of their own. Mayan people are very tan, skinny, and very smart. These people have invented the zero to help with harvesting, predicting when the next solar year will be and to use a calendar. The Mayans have invented many things that are still being used in today's world. This culture believes in being with their ancestors by eating a certain type of food. Mayans existed in the classic and pre-classic periods, which some of these…

American ideal of an opportunity for all. Furthermore, on June 8, 1995, my grandmother was born in a small city in Guatemala. In Guatemala, there was the wealthy, who had money and lived a great life, and there were the poor, the majority who lived in grueling poverty. Fortunately, my grandmother was born to a wealthy Guatemalan family with two younger sisters. She lived in the middle of Guatemala City with her family in an amiable home located in a quiet neighborhood. Her childhood consisted…

We have decided to greet the Mayans peacefully. The Mayans take us to one of their cities we watch an intense Pok-a-tok game. The two teams are playing the game so intensely because literally, their lives are on the line! Pok-a-tok is a kind of soccer and a kind of basketball game. The players use their hips, elbows, and wrists, which is so interesting because it almost impossible to get a goal. The game represents evil and good things, the court represents the universe, and the ball represents…

Between 300 and 1500 CE, three extremely advanced civilizations developed in Central and South America; the advancements developed by the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incans established them as advanced societies in their time. The Mayans showed exceptional architecture skills and advanced communication with a writing system, the Aztecs built well organized cities and marketplaces, and the Incans built a large road system, robust houses, and an irrigation system. First and foremost, it is no doubt that…

Guatemala is a country that I have become very familiar with over the last four years. The reason being: over the past four summer’s I have traveled to the country four times on mission work. Each time is different, no doubt, but my most recent trip, summer of 2016, hit home more than ever before. My team and I quickly realized that God works in mysterious ways and there is a definite reason behind each thing He does. In 2001 my brother, Nate, was born with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a…

The Mayans were a mighty collection of people clustered in city states, scattered around the Yucatán Peninsula. The Mayan civilization lasted for 700 years— from 900 to 200 B.C.E. and had great art, astounding architecture, out of this world astronomy, and impeccable mathematics. The society had many religious beliefs and customs, which reflected on their culture and society. Overall, the Mayan civilization grew and expanded to its fullest, leaving us wanting to know more about them. Society…

Davishmar Hicks Before the Europeans came to the Americas there was already people. They Built advanced societies. The Mayas flourished from 250 to 900. Mayan ruins remain even today in Central America. The Incas, Mayas, and the Aztecs flourished from 250-900. The Mayans were a very advanced society. They built a pyramid that was the tallest structure in the Americas until the late 20th century. The advancements are shown in document 1. Document 1 states, “This Mayan pyramid temple in tikal…