From 250 A.D. to the late 1500’s A.D.‚ three advanced civilizations‚ the Mayans‚ the Aztecs‚ and the Incas controlled Central America and South America. Each of them was different but all shared some of the same qualities. They all were civilizations that had a daily life than revolved around religion. Their religions also required a lot of human sacrifices to please the gods. Also‚ they all invented calendars that were surprisingly accurate compared to the calendars today. One of the calendars was
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Beaudoin 2nd hour 10/9/14 The Olmecs and The Mayans What happened to two great societies in Mesoamerica? No one seems to know for sure. The Olmecs and the Mayans were two powerful civilizations that were becoming more and more powerful‚ but all of a sudden they both disappeared. Some archaeologists believe that the Olmecs might have suffered climate change‚ but only their culture disappeared‚ not their people. As for the Mayans‚ their disappearance is one of the greatest world mysteries. There are many theories
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Frederick Valentich’s Disappearance Frederick Valentich was twenty years old who was fascinated by the idea of Aliens and UFO’s and he researched websites and books to discover many sightings known around the area. Valentich needed flying time‚ but the trips he made before his disappearance‚ were a fail. He had another trip planned out to fly over Bass Strait to King’s Island. This flight would be a solo flight for him and was a 125 mile flight from his home town‚ Melbourne‚ Australia. On October
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For years and even centuries‚ there has been a long conflict about Conspiracies; whether it ’s the strange tragedy with Princess Diana or the horrific assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and JFK. These peculiar tales have been arousing over the years and have been given strong attention to the public eye. They have raised questions that have not yet been completely answered‚ gave rise to conspiracy theories that in some cases have not yet been disproven‚ and brought about myths and rumors that have
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His contribution to this topic‚ he points out‚ is not in documenting this erosion; many observers have remarked upon the disappearance in the past. Rather‚ his contribution is in explaining both the origin of childhood itself as well as the reasons for its decline. Specifically‚ Postman posits that both the rise of the social role of the child and its consequent decline is rooted
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The mysterious election of 1800 The election of 1800 was one of‚ if not‚ the most mysterious and most exciting presidential elections in the history of the United States. The election was a great clash of powers between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans who believed the winner could possibly set the path of America’s government‚ possibly forever. The Democratic-Republicans believed if the federalists won they would destroy the republic‚ and get rid of liberty that the American people
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The Mysterious Marisa Coulter Phillip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” introduces a new twist on the old villainess character to the world of fiction. Mrs. Marisa Coulter is an almost purely evil character. Despite her charming and persuasive demeanor‚ Mrs. Coulter is the greediest‚ most power-hungry character in the trilogy. In Pullman’s world‚ every human has a daemon—a visible version of the soul that takes on an animal form. Mrs. Coulter’s daemon‚ a vicious little golden monkey‚ reflects its owner’s
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Mayan writing is one of the most beautiful but highly complex and difficult scripts in the world. It is a system that uses pictographs and phonetic or syllabic elements. The Maya used this sophisticated style to carve symbols into stone. The most common place for writing was the perishable books they made from bark paper‚ coated with lime to make a fresh white surface. These books were screen-folded and bound with wood and deer hide. They were referred to as codices‚ however only four remain
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Title: The Mysterious Benedict Society Author: Trenton Lee Stewart Setting: a. Place: 1. Stonetown 2. Nomansan Island 3. Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened b. Time: Alternate universe Characters: 1. Reynard "Reynie" Mudloon- an average-looking‚ eleven-year-old boy with above average smarts and leadership skills. He has a knack for solving even the most complex puzzles. 2. George "Sticky" Washington- a stick-thin‚ eleven-year-old boy with tea colored skin and a bald head
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THE MAYAN REALM The Mayans created a great civilisation in parts of what are now Mexico and Honduras and in Guatamala. The ancestors of the Mayans were hunters but about 2‚500 BC they adopted farming as a way of life. In the years from 300 BC to 250 AD organised Mayan kingdoms emerged. Then from 250 AD to 600 AD an advanced civilisation emerged. The Mayans invented writing and they made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. MAYAN LIFE Mayan Society In the centre of each Mayan city was
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