The artifact I chose from the museum is the Maya calendar. It’s a big brown circle figured stone with 2 layers; each one contains symbols with a different meaning each. It was used dating back to at least the 6th century BC by the Mayas‚ in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica‚ and in many modern communities in the Guatemalan highlands. The Maya Calendar was made through the knowledge of ancient civilizations and it was carved and improved by the Mayas. It has a diameter of 3.54 meters and weighs 24 tons. They
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mother about my toothache. It was obvious I could not go to school. So instead she took me to the dentist. I was horrified‚ but I had no choice. At nine o’clock we waited outside the dentist’s office. The nurse came and opened the door. I was the first patient. She wrote down my particulars and told me to wait a moment. The dentist had not arrived yet. Meanwhile the tooth still ached like mad. The burly dentist arrived and I was ushered to the dentist’s chair. Normally I would run away from the frightening
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stated in “Maya civilization” (n.d)‚ the Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization which is not only notably well-known for its written language system but also being famous for many achievements in art‚ architecture‚ mathematics and astronomy. Although the Maya civilization lasted for a long period of time from the Pre-classic period to the Post-classic period until now‚ its prosperous time happened during the Classic period which thereafter seen the mystical collapse of Maya empire ( Maya civilization
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The Maya of Mesoamerica‚ along with the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru‚ made up the high civilizations of the American Indians at the time of the Spanish conquest. Both the Aztecs and the Incas were late civilizations‚ between 1300-1533 AD‚ but the Maya of the Yucatan and Guatemala exhibited a cultural continuity spanning more than 2‚000 years‚ 1000 BC-AD 1542. Many aspects of this culture continue yet today. The Ancient Maya in their time had actually refined writing
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The Aztec and Maya were both American Indian people. The Aztec were ruled by a mighty empire in Mexico during the 1400’s and early 1500’s. The Maya however‚ developed a magnificent civilization in Central America and Southern Mexico. Both civilizations contributed a great deal to the modern world and invented items that are still used today. According to the Aztec Legend‚ the ancestors of the people who founded Tenochtitlan‚ came to the Valley of Mexico. The Aztec wandered for many years before
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ideologies‚ which were to form the symbolic foundation of ancient Mesoamerican civilization (Fagan). The most well-known of civilizations of this region were the Mayas and the Aztecs. What is fascinating about these two societies is that‚ despite their relative proximity in time and space‚ they were quite distinct from one another. The ancient Maya created one of the most surprising civilizations of pre-Columbian America: it arose‚ flourished‚ and vanished in a little under a thousand years in the unprepossessing
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Quiché Maya The piece of literature‚ The Wooden People from the Popol Vuh‚ a Quiché Mayan myth‚ is a representation of the life‚ times‚ and cultural values of the Mayan culture of Mexico in the 16th century. The exact year it was written in is unknown. This myth is a Mayan creation story translated by Dennis Tedlock. The wooden people in the story refer to the first humans that the Maker‚ the Quiché Mayan god of creation‚ made out of wood. He grew displeased with his creation however‚ and so he
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Introduction Maya civilization is an ancient American culture. It’s one of the most developed civilizations in the western hemisphere before the arrival of Europeans. People called the Maya lived in Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras. Those people built massive stone pyramids‚ temples‚ and sculpture; developed a system of writing using hieroglyphs; and recorded their achievements in mathematics and astronomy. Most archeologists said that the Maya culture attained its highest level
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Dear colleague‚ Today I saw Mr X. He was affected by acute periodontitis. He has no concomitant diseases or discomforts except for the symptomatology he presented. He told me of the pain in his lower jaw‚ increasing under pressured condition‚ such as chopping or chewing. At the physical examination he presented with erythematous gum. The pocket exploration highlighted the pocket depth augmentation between 8-10 mm. The patient underwent X-rays of his\her lower jaw..‚ which demonstrated an initial
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