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    Primary Urbanization in ancient China had many similarities and differences with that of Ancient Mesoamerica and South America. Agriculture‚ religion‚ and politics all played a part in primary urbanization. Agriculture was a large part in the primary urbanization of Mesoamerica and South America. Maize was a major crop that was important to these cultures. These people came up with different methods of farming such as slash and burn‚ pot irrigation‚ and canal irrigation. Chinese agriculture began

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    Mesoamerica

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    Mesoamerica was a diverse environment ranging from mountainous and semi-arid desert conditions to tropical rain forests. Mesoamerica was known to built magnificent stop structures and pyramids by hand. Urban and Ceremonial centers were being built in the Gulf Coast lowlands of Mexico by people known as the Olmec. Often referred to as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica. Chinampas‚ or raised terraced farmland surrounded by water we utilized by the Aztecs. They had foods such as beans‚ squash‚ corn

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    SOUTH AMERICA

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    SOUTH AMERICA The planet’s 4th largest continent‚ includes (12) independent countries and (3) major territories; the Falkland Islands‚ Galapagos Islands and French Guiana. The continent contains the world’s highest waterfall‚ Angel Falls in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume)‚ the Amazon River; the longest mountain range‚ the Andes‚ and the driest place on earth‚ the Atacama Desert in Chile. In addition‚ it includes the largest rainforest‚ the Amazon Rainforest; the highest capital city‚ La

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    South America

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    Introduction The continent of South America has about one-eighth of the Earth’s land surface‚ situated between latitudes 12°N-55°S and longitudes 80°-35°W; no other continent has a greater latitudinal span. Eighty percent of its land mass is within the tropical zone‚ yet it extends into the subantarctic. The extensive zones of temperate and cold climates in the vicinity of the Equator‚ in the Andes‚ are unique. The land area of about 17‚519‚900-17‚529‚250 km² is under the jurisdiction of 13 countries

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    South America

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    South America South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere‚ mostly in the Southern Hemisphere‚ with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by

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    The Mayans of Mesoamerica

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    The Mayans of Mesoamerica The ancient Mayans were a very well developed society with a very accurate calendar‚ skilled architects‚ artisans‚ extensive traders and hunters. They are known to have developed medicine and astronomy as well. All of this was developed while the Europeans were still in the Dark Ages. Their empire covered an area of roughly 400‚000 to 500‚000 square kilometers. This area included the present day countries of Belize‚ Guatemala‚ western Honduras and El Salvador

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    What Is Mesoamerica?

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    Mesoamerica oldest sport was known as the Ballgame‚ played by all the major civilizations all the way from the Olmec’s to the Aztecs. The magnificent ball courts were part of a city’s sacred complex and there were often several playing courts in a single city. Many believe that it was not only a game and had to deal with religious things‚ with the evidence found many archeologists‚ like Professor Jeffrey P.‚ believe that the game had religious significance and featured in episodes of Mesoamerican

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    Mesoamerica Maize

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    Report on Concepts: Maize For Mesoamerica maize was associated with life. People were dependent on it‚ and it became an essential part of their society. In the creation stories people originated from maize‚ therefore corn was the fruit of all existence. The topic maize is significant to Mesoamerican people as evident in the deification of corn‚ along with rain‚ which is essential to the crops. The Maya had a special relationship with living things. Ceremonies are evidence of this importance because

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    A Different America

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    Hong Shen Chen DOC 3 B07 Jacquie Paper1 A Different America Society tends to silence the dark park of the history‚ and this is no different to what happened in the 50’s‚ post-Korean War. Many people were guided to believe that post war was a good time due to the phony improvement done by the government - GI Bill and the first integrated army. Moreover‚ televisions were censored to broadcast happy stories only. Yet‚ in reality‚ the power of white supremacy and patriarchy continued to expand

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    Mesoamerica Analysis

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    Throughout Mesoamerica‚ human sacrifice was a common practice that was executed by the indigenous people that occupied the region. Although people commonly associate human sacrifice with the Aztec civilization‚ Lopez Austin and Lopez Lujan claim that ritual sacrifices transpired globally. Despite this‚ people continue to label the Aztecs as cruel sacrificers as they consider their ritual practice to be ruthless and inhumane. However‚ Dr. Linda Schele argues that Mesoamerican sacrifice is similar

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