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    possessions sold or auctioned ‚ or being sold into slavery or possibly getting thrown into a jail for a very long time.Mayan law was pretty fair. If you committed a lesser crime‚ your hair would be cut short. Short hair was a sign of disgrace. The Mayans believed that criminals did not act on their own but were being controlled by evil spirits. Although they believed this‚ criminals were still being punished. The most serious offense was murder and the punishment. They collected evidence and presented

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    China‚ Mesopotamia and Mayan Over the course of history many powerful civilizations were around way before the Common Era. In these civilizations there are three that interest me the most; China‚ Mesopotamia and Mayan. These three civilizations were around the same time period. They share many similarities but each civilization is unique in their own way. That could be: Religion‚ Government‚ Social Structure etc. Mesopotamia (The land between two rivers) is known as one of the oldest civilization

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    The Inca Empire flourished roughly between 1400 through 1500. Cuzco was the capital city of the Inca Empire. The location of the city was in the Andes Mountains‚ which is now Southern Peru. Cuzco derived from Qosqo means dried up lake-bed. Scholars were impressed by the engineers of the Inca people. The building were built of stone and were fitted so perfectly that it was nearly impossible to slide a paper through the mated areas. The lay out of the city is said to be in the form of a puma‚ some

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    The Mayans believed that the world was full of spirits and ghost‚ that every creation had an unseen power. A mountain can hold a deity and a rock a spirit‚ much like animism. It is to their belief that ghosts come out at night and spirits roam the jungle. To get in touch with the supernatural‚ such as the jaguar spirit or other transformations‚ the shaman (a priest who uses magic for certain purposes) would use hallucinogenic plants found in the jungle with a doobie. Mayans believed

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    of the Aztec The ancient Aztec civilization‚ considered one of the greater empires to have ever existed‚ was a society rich in practice and belief. Death among the Aztec was an integral part of their culture‚ and one could say it ruled over many of their more deep-rooted beliefs. There are several points I will bring up in an attempt to educate and prove to the reader that this is quite evident in this great civilization’s history. To begin‚ I will develop a brief history of the Aztec to give

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    The Mayan Civilization By Muhammad Mustafa Topic I: The Mayans I. Early Settlements a. By 1500 B.C.‚ Mayans settled in villages‚ farmed‚ and traded. 1. They built temples in villages by 500 B.C.‚ became cities. II. Social Structure a. Most of them lived in city-states‚ and formed social structures. 1. King were at the top‚ then noble class of priests‚ leading warriors‚ 2. Then merchants and artisans‚ then farmers‚ 3. At the bottom were slaves‚ most of them

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    world‚ speak itzan fluently? But who are the Itza people? The Itzan are one of the few surviving tribes of the Mayan people but they are also shrouded in mystery. No one knows exactly what they believe or how they came to be there. There are a few legends but none tell of the Itzas descent from the Mayans. The Itzans survived Spanish conquest until 1697‚ almost 2 centuries after most Mayan tribes and people had been integrated into mission towns‚ fled‚ or been killed. The 1‚983 people of itzan descent

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    hypothesis due to the fact that the Mayans used the Ball game as a replacement for warfare‚ settling territory and issues‚ and to predict the future. Captives or prisoners of wars were forced to play games that resulted in their sacrifice when they lost against an opponent. The Mayan Ball game would go on for days and was apart of the Mayans faith. These games could go on for days‚ and the first person to score was usually decided who to sacrifice. Reasoning: The Mayans have played the ball game in order

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    DBQ 9: Civilizations of the Americas The MayanAztec and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time. The Incans built a large road system‚ devised a complex irrigation system and developed their own language. The Mayans constructed the largest structure known until modern times‚ made drastic accomplishments in mathematics‚ studied astronomy and formed a calendar. The Aztecs built

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    the truth about the Mayan civilization. The Mayans built numerous majestic temples as “ceremonial centers”‚ and lived in harmony with surrounding civilizations‚ or so researchers thought. Throughout time more information and new evidence has changed our history‚ as the truth about the Mayan civilization was revealed. Researchers have now deciphered the secrets of the Maya‚ by deciphering Tikal‚ the center of the Mayan civilization. Upon deciphering Tikal‚ or deciphering the Mayan writing‚ which was

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