Obsidian

city marked the beginning of a true urban revolution. Teotihuacan quickly became a dominant power in Mesoamerica. The residents prospered on agriculture, due to the irrigation the Lake Texcoco, craftwork and trade in ceramics and locally quarried obsidian. Maya Maya was built on the foundation of Olmec and Teotihuacan. The Maya lived in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, in Guatemala, and Belize. They constructed ceremonial centers by 2000B.C.E. Between 300B.C.E and 300C.E they…

The Sumerians developed one of the earliest civilizations on earth from 3500 to 1750BC. Their existence and civilization was not even discovered until the middle of 1800AD. Because the ancient Greeks and Egyptians wrote about the Babylonians most people did not realize that the Sumerians preceded the Babylonians. Furthermore, it was the Sumerians who developed writing, religious and agricultural systems which later the Babylonians continued. During the early 1800's it was the British, German…

All the candles burn down. Tom, who has returned from the Forest in pieces, does not sleep. He reads, but the words wash over him in waves of neat black print. He is cold, but not overpoweringly so. Every so often he feels the stirrings of a migraine, but it never amounts to anything but a faint pulse behind his eyes. He entertains the vague idea of writing in the diary--which lies beside him on the common room couch--but every time he touches it is like a wound splitting open, raw and hot and…

The Serpent Aiden jumped into the shallow water and grabbed the rope. He pulled long and hard as the small boat scraped against the shore. “McLaughlin! Watch the rocks!” His father, Tadgh yelled down to him from where he stood on the bow. The shore was littered with jagged stones, even though Ireland was mainly grassy. The sky was grey, and it was starting to rain more heavily than the drizzle that took up most of the voyage. Aiden's red-brown hair was sopping and falling into his eyes, making…

Rachael Imogen Foster stared at the plastic stick in her hands and she knew she was in big trouble. This was not happening to her. One night… just one night with him and now this?! What was she thinking? Oh, right… she hadn’t been thinking! She had been dead-ass drunk. Thoughts were rushing through her head like the wind. She glanced at the clock above the toilet. 12:30PM. Danny was fast asleep, she could hear him snoring in the other room. She wondered if… just if he was still awake. If she…

Maya Gods: Shaping a Civilization The Maya civilization was initially established during the Pre-Classic period (c. 2000 BC to AD 250), however, most Maya cities reached their highest potential during the Classic period (c. AD 250 to 900), and continued into the Post-Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish. Known for their art, architecture, calendar, and complex society, the Maya was a Mesoamerican civilization centered in Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and western El Salvador. The Maya…

STAIN GLASS PROJECT CRITERION A: KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING: INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS. CONCEPTS What is a concept? A concept is simply an abstract or general idea or notion that is derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences. KEY CONCEPT: CREATIVITY -FACTUAL Factual— Stain glass is a technique that has been present in many cultures for centuries. What is creativity? Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be…

“She is the consort of Azazel! You don’t think I have a valid reason for wanting to destroy her before she produces offspring just as dangerous as the seirim!” “Seirim?” I asked. She slapped her head, frustrated. “Do you not know anything about what you are getting yourself into?” “Azazel mentioned them once, but did not elaborate” “The seirim are legends. They are goat demons who dwell in the desert. They are the offspring of Azazel and his first wife Naamah, who also slept with Semjaza.”…

players dream selves exist, sleeping for the most part. The white army also comes from Prospit. Further away from Skaia, lies the Veil, a giant asteroid field filled with labs and important “seeds” to the game. Just outside of the Veil, orbits the obsidian moon of Derse, where the other half of the dream selves sleep, and where the black army comes from. Dream selves are game constructs that the player often has complete control over once they “wake up” on their…

She decided not to. “Took you long enough. Where were you? Havin’ a shot with the old judge, or what was left of him once I left him dried up and spent?” Sam didn’t laugh. He stood there like an erect corpse. This wasn’t the feared downtown barrister, wordless, a strain in his eyes reminiscent of the old days of a near- gone and soul-lost man. Sweet Mary didn’t break the silence. She let quiet do what it did and come back to her. Listening to its mes- sage was a skill she’d learned from the old…