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    Cancun‚ Mexico: where the ocean is so salty‚ the water burns your eyes‚ the humidity does not allow you to wear denim shorts‚ and the jungle extends far beyond where your eyes can reach to. The Riviera Mayan Jungle stores my memories‚ waiting for me to return. Looking out the airplane window‚ I wondered where the aircraft would land; there was no runway in sight‚ just layers of jungle‚ every shade of green. The airplane began to dip down into the earth and eventually landed on a strip of concrete

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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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    Secret Treasure of the Incas: Wildlife in Peru In my dreams I’d been to the Amazon.  It was a steamy world of luxuriant foliage‚ beady-eyed monkeys‚ jewel-bright birds and improbably large insects: a place where anything could happen – and frequently did.  I had such high expectations that I wondered whether the reality would disappoint. I needn’t have worried. Within minutes of arriving in the Peruvian rainforest‚ I saw a crimson hummingbird dart from a flower‚ had to duck as a flock of parakeets

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    The Aztecs were a powerful‚ strong‚ intelligent civilization. Who reigned most of Central America and what is now Mexico. Then all of a sudden the civilization fell. Do we know why? The Aztecs had a very good life since they had many crops to be able to survive. They also had animals to hunt and eat. Aztec crops included maize (corn)‚ beans‚ tomatoes‚ potatoes‚ and avocados. Animals they hunted are: turkey‚ snakes‚ rabbits‚ deer‚ and coyotes. Dogs and turkeys were mostly domesticated. Aztecs mostly

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    The Rise To Power: The Mongols and The Aztecs The history of these two empires shows how they were able to conquer the different variations of subjects‚ and by this the Mongols had to conquer slightly more technologically advanced populations than the Aztecs had to. Even with being built on different hemispheres and different time periods‚ it is very odd how they compared in becoming popular and prosperous empires‚ until their decline of course. Besides their sad endings‚ their rise‚ as always

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    Essay #1: Spanish Colonization and Destruction of the Aztecs The Spanish influence in the Americas negatively impacted the Aztec empire and other natives of the Americas until Spanish conquistadors ultimately conquered the native people. No other outside force could possibly have been as destructive to the Aztec empire as the Spanish settlement and colonization in the sixteenth century. Regardless of primary intentions‚ Hernan Cortes and his men slowly brought down Moctezuma and his army of

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    Imagine you were a young Aztec person trying to decide whether to stick with your religion or convert to christianity. The Aztec and spanish had many differences and similarities in the way that they practiced religion. Both religions had different ways that they celebrated gods sacrifice and religious leaders. One of the similarities that the Aztec and spanish had was that they both had gods. The Aztec had many gods and the spanish had one god. Huitzilopochtli‚ the Aztecs favorite god was the one

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    The Popol Vuh: Mayan Text

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    The Popol Vuh is a Mayan text that was written in the 16th century by one or several authors in Quiche‚ although it is written using the Latin alphabet. The Popol Vuh is always changing‚ as new discoveries about the Mayan language‚ astrology‚ art‚ history and politics require the texts to be updated. Many meaning for names have been discovered and translation errors have been able to be corrected by linguists. The Popol Vuh is not a religious text‚ in that it is not seen as the word of G-d‚ but

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    Mayan Mission Trip Report

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    My mom and I recently got back from a mission trip to Belize‚ Central America. The population of Belize is 321‚115. The country itself is 176 miles long and 63 miles wide. It is both mountainous and coastal. Mayan civilization spread through this country between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 300 and grew until about A.D. 1200. Once I got off of the plane there was an unforgettable heat. It was about 95 degrees and 90% humidity‚ so it was unmistakably hot. We met another team after

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    Running head: ACCOMMODATING DIFFERENCES Accommodating Differences Asia Jones Grand Canyon University Educational Psychology EDU 313N Janet Prouty January 08‚ 2012 Accommodating Differences As the student population in the United States continues to become more ethnically diverse‚ the education system is faced with challenges on how to provide equal education opportunities and academic success for all students. Today’s teachers must possess knowledge on how to accommodate cultural diversity

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