From August 12‚ 2015 through to the 14th‚ the class was treated to guest lecturer‚ Professor Ngari Ngunjiri. He showed three films: One on the Aztecs; one involving a not so widely distributed insight to the African Empire; and one detailing the building of the Chinese Empire. The film depicting ancient Chinese civilizations was the most interesting. It was so because it showed how much of a forward-thinking people the Chinese were‚ and still are. Notably‚ the Chinese Empire has survived for approximately
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In what is now Mexico‚ the Mayas and Aztecs developed advanced and sophisticated cultures prior to contact with Europeans. Both the Maya and Aztec cultures existed before Europeans came over and were complex‚ flourishing‚ and sophisticated. The Maya and Aztec cultures had achievements equal to those of European civilizations. Puritans were different from the Pilgrims in that they remained members
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I am Mexican‚ and we have unique customs. One‚ for young girls‚ is called quinceanera‚ or sweet fifteen. During the Aztec period women were treated as second-class citizens‚ unimportant except for bearing children. When the Spanish conquered the Aztecs‚ they brought new customs. One was that young women at age 15 had to choose between a life of marriage and a life dedicated to God. Today‚ some traditions have changed‚ and now quinceaneras means a young woman is presented by her parents to the community
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Agni‚ the god of fire is one of the most prominent gods talked about in the Vedas. Also‚ the most number of hymns are devoted to Agni. Fire is central to all Vedic rituals as all the offerings are offered to Agni and through that to other gods. He is the acceptor of sacrifices and is the messenger to other gods. The god of fire is known as the god of destruction and is both feared and revered by the worshippers. Agni does not only represent devotion but it also means different things to different
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Both the Aztec and Incan foundation myths revolve around settling new fertile lands under the command of their deities. First‚ the Aztec foundation myth was that the first Aztec was one of seven brothers born on an island on an island inside a lake or in a mountain cave 150 leagues northwest of the Mexican basin‚ where Mexico City is located (von Sivers‚ Desnoyers‚ and Stow 442). This Aztec and his descendants migrated south as foragers lacking agriculture and urban civilization‚ where their hunter
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story of how Pizzaro conquered the Inca Empire is when he first journeyed to the Isthmus of Panama with a Spanish conquistador‚ Vasco Nunez De Balboa‚ and how Balboa was the first European to see the Pacific. Then Pizzaro heard a rumor about an Empire in the South that had a lot of gold like large amounts of gold and how they had sculptures of solid gold of Inca riches. Then‚ in 1531 Pizzaro then left 180 men in Panama in an attempt of the conquest to conquer the Inca Empire and take advantage of the
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Aris Kagramanov 10/7/15 Period 5 Introduction: I. Viracocha is the inventor god in the pre-Inca and Inca mythology in the Andes locale of South America. Viracocha was a standout amongst the most critical gods in the Inca pantheon and seen as the inventor for goodness’ sake‚ or the substance from which everything is made‚ and personally connected with the ocean. Viracocha made the universe‚ sun‚ moon‚ and stars‚ time by ordering the sun to move over the sky and human progress itself. Viracocha
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Mesoamerican civilization of the Incas was Inevitably incredible. The Incas had a large impact on the world and modern cultural advances would not be possible without it. Some areas of their lifestyle that was influential were culture‚ achievements‚ and the effects from the Spanish conquest. Not only did they have a large influential impact‚ they were also highly affected by other cultures. This made them the unique civilization that they still are today. The Inca civilization was rich with culture
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Anonymous‚ Aztec: Coatlicue late 15th century (stone) known as the goddess of the snake skirt stone monument‚ round‚ can be seen all around. motherly figure Anonymous: a Leaf from the Codex Borgia (pre 16th century) folded out like an accordion; about 26 ft long. abstract; broad color; meant to look flat. decorative quality through abstraction Anonymous: The Art of Featherworking illustrated in the Florentine Codex‚ 1570 western atmosphere influenced; aslo influenced by roman/greece
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The Aztec empire was of immense population and size which benefited from a central control. Cortes had discovered that his conquest of Mexico would not be as easy as Pizarro’s conquest of the Incas. The process the leadership being killed after gradual trade would not be possible in Mexico. It was the religious beliefs of the Aztecs that gave Cortes and his men the opportunities necessary for conquest. Thesis. The Aztecs were a very complex people. They were a civilization over 2000 years old
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