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    wars‚ and destruction. This violence has never subsided and that proves it is an innate part of the human species. Sigmund Freud’s Civilzation and its Discontents explains how civilization is necessary to suppress human’s innate aggression. By comparing civilization with the human psyche‚ analyzing instinct‚ and defining civilization‚ Freud shows the aggressive nature of man and gives us a look at the truth of humanity. Humans have always shown violence towards each other. Therefore‚ it is reasonable

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    The Mayans had two different types of weather.Therefore there were two different types of climates/ settings.In one part of the Mayan civilization they had a place that was known as the high lands .This was mainly on southern Guatemala .So that the Mayans could make crops here and live they would make terraces.Another place the Mayans civilization were the low lands this was on some parts of Guatemala as well as Beliz‚ and mexico.Th last place the Mayans lived on were the rainforests these had very

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    Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest

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    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 of the Church of England. Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England by remaining within the church‚ and attempting to enact their reforms from there. The Pilgrims were

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    Neandertals are often criticized in modern society‚ and were thought of to be less intelligent than humans‚ however it has been proven that Neandertals‚ were in fact very intelligent. The debate on whether Neandertals are considered a separates species from humans has been controversial in the anthropological world. Homo sapiens‚ or humans‚ first popped up around 500‚000 years ago‚ were found globally‚ and showed tendencies of modern human culture (04/19 lecture). Neandertal remains have been dated

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    5:1 Guided Reading—Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea A. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects As you read this section‚ make notes in the chart to explain how each geographic characteristic or historical event influenced the history and culture of early Greek civilization. History and Culture 1. Location “around” a sea Greeks rarely traveled more than 85 miles to reach the coastline. Greeks had important transportation routes Greece was poor in natural resources 2. Rugged mountains

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    Before 600 BCE in the Ancient River Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ they developed cultures that share similar religious beliefs and writing systems‚ but different types of architectural monumental buildings. Mesopotamia and Egypt had similar religious beliefs. Mesopotamia was a polytheistic religion. They had gods like UR and Uruk. Egypt was also a polytheistic religion‚with gods like Isis and Osiris. They created different gods which helped to explain why different things occurred. Like

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    many different things that contributed to China’s abrupt end of its voyage of exploration not just one. Mr. Bruce Swanson stated in Issue 12 that China’s worldview did cause the abrupt end of its voyages of exploration but it was not the only defining factor. To the Question “Did China’s Worldview Cause the Abrupt End of Its Voyages of Exploration?” the answer to this question is NO. NO‚ China’s worldview was not the only element that causes the abrupt end of its voyages of exploration; there were other

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    Theme:civilization Throughout history‚ great civilizations have existed in various parts of the world. The cultural and intellectual achievements of these civilizations contributed to the advancement of humankind. Tasks: -define the term civilization -describe some examples of cultural or intellectual achievements or intellectual achievements made by past civilizations -identify each example with the particular civilization that made the contribution -explain the lasting importance of each of these

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    In the first work-place‚ we made a comparison the attention and learning of 120 children from three art and learning backgrounds: Guatemalan Mayan children whose mothers had much experience with old and wise nearby practices and limited making open to middle-level Western ways; Mayan children from the same town whose mothers had more knowledgeable feeling with middle-level Western ways through much schooling and related does; and European

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