Unit 2 Project Police Encounters with Suspects and Evidence Case Study: Officer Smith is on routine night time patrol when he notices the vehicle in front of him appears to have a broken taillight which appears to be covered with colored tape. He directs the driver to pull the car to the side of the road. The car is an older model gold Pontiac and as Officer Smith walks to the driver-side of the vehicle‚ he remembers that a car fitting this general description was the suspected car in a recent
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The Old Spanish Trail was a series of trails from Santa Fe‚ New Mexico‚ to Los Angeles‚ California. The three routes were called the Main Route‚ the Armijo route‚ and the North Branch.The trails went through New Mexico‚ Colorado‚ Utah‚ Nevada‚ and California. These trails were used for trade‚ including Native American goods of blankets and baskets for horses and mules from California. I choose this topic because it was a major trade route from 1829 to 1848. This is a huge part in our Western history
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The Aztecs worshiped many gods.Their god Ehecatl sacrificed the other gods. Nanauati became the sun.Quetzlcoatl created the humans. Quetzlcoatl means feathered serpant. There religion was mainly focused on keeping nature in balance. The Aztecs religion believed it took 5 tries to create the world. The first creator turned into a jaguar and destroyed his world. They believe in sacrifice others. The Aztecs achieved many achievements. First of all they created 2 calendars. Their calendars names
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Mayan and Aztec Mythology The Origin of the Sun and the Moon This book is called Mayan and Aztec Mythology. Written by Michael A. Schuman. I choose to write my report about this myth because it was the most interesting. I find Mayan and Aztec mythology to be the most grotesque myths I have ever read. This myth was about two boys by the name of Hunahpu and Vucub. They were twin brothers who loved to play pohatok. Pohatok is game the Mayans played on a court. The objective was to get a ball‚ made
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The Aztec calendar stone represented the “Four Movement”‚ which is the fifth world era‚ when the gods sacrificed their blood to give motionless Nanahuatzin energy for his celestial movement. The calendar symbolizes the Aztec’s belief that life and death in a fragile universe is maintained by a continuous supply of blood to the gods‚ as it contains a precious liquid essence known as chalchihuatl. It provides justification for war and sacrifice. It also contains four boxes figures which represent the
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Human Sacrifice in the Aztec Culture When the words “Human Sacrifice” come to your mind‚ what do you think? To me I think it is abnormal and horrific. Most people could agree with me‚ but others not so much. Human sacrifice is really popular in the Aztec culture. The Aztecs were the Native Americans who took over Northern Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest‚ during the 14th through the16th century. The Aztecs were fearless warriors and pragmatic builders. When it came to their religious beliefs
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Brian Lee 4/5/2013 Ms. Suri Period: 5 The Aztec In the ancient Americas‚ the Aztec‚ Incas‚ and Mayans were superior civilizations‚ but of those 3 the Aztec were exceptional. The Aztec represent multiple city states formed by an alliance into 1 civilization. The original “founders” of the Aztec civilization were tribal nomads known as the Mexica‚ who wandered to Mexico. There they were kicked out by settlers who
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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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disease and the spread of Catholicism gradually asserted Spanish dominion over the indigenous population in America‚ who nonetheless survived and endured both the conquest and 300 years of colonial rule. Due to Spanish pestilence and wholesale slaughter the Native American population was decimated. Committed by Royal decree‚ Spanish conquistadors converted their New World indigenous subjects to Catholicism. Once Native Americans were scattered Spanish conquistadors subdued and exploited them. Beginning
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The food of the Mayas‚ Aztecs and Incas were greatly influenced by environment in which they were located. Various climates and soils of the areas occupied by these populations conditioned how they cultivated and ate. The foods they cultivated and ate included a number of grains and meat that originated in those areas. Notably‚ corn was used as their staple food‚ and it was used for a number of purposes other than just food. Early Mayans established a farming society that was adapted to their rain
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