10/10/11 La Piedra del Sol English: In 1790 this huge monolith was discovered beneath the surface of the Zocalo‚ the main square of Mexico City. They had remained buried for 269 years after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan. It’s called the Sun Stone and represents the vision of the cosmos that had the ancient Mexicans. The stone measures twelve feet in diameter and weighs twenty-four toneiadas. It is estimated that the artists who carved the stone Aztec took nearly twenty years to complete
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“ When the Aztecs saw an eagle perched on a cactus on the marshy land near the southwest border of Lake Texcoco‚ they took it as a sign to build their settlement there.” ( ) Their arrival contributed to the downfall of the previous dominant mesoamerican civilization‚the Toltecs. The Aztecs grew into an unstoppable force as they formed alliances with two of the most powerful city-states‚Texcoco‚ and Tlacopan. “ Religion and war dominated Aztec society.” With this deadly combination the Aztec quickly
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Mexico is a living culinary and ethno botanical museum‚ with many of the traditions of ancient Mesoamerican cuisine still present today in modern Mexico. Because Mexican cuisine is such a unique blend of pre-Hispanic and European traditions‚ the Mexican government recently asked UNESCO (The United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization) that it declare the culinary traditions of Mexico a world cultural patrimony and a "Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity
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culture is known for hamburgers‚ the Mexican culture is known for their tamales. Although tamales are what have drawn many to notice the Mexican culture‚ tamales mean more than just a meal to Mexican history. Tamales are a traditional Mexican (Mesoamerican) dish made of masa wrapped in a corn husk. Typically‚ tamales are assembled with pork‚ and sometimes chicken in either red or green chili. As the expansion of tamales continues to grow‚ the original recipe of the tamales maintains change as well
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of adult education dates back as long as the countries do and has evolved an unimaginable amount. The start of adult education programs can be traced back as far as the 1700s in the United States and the 1600s in Canada (Sticht “Rise...‚” 2007; “Chronology‚” 2004). During the Colonial and National periods in the United States‚ a large portion of adult education involved apprenticeships for those aged fourteen or older and many opportunities for learning reading‚ writing‚ mathematics‚ and trades in
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is likely that the reason the Mayans wanted to study the stars and other celestial bodies was so that they would be able to predict weather conditions for farming. They were so talented that “Their solar calendar—indeed the calendar used by all Mesoamericans—was more accurate than that of the Spanish conquistadores.” (Foster) They predicted all kinds of planet and star related events such as eclipses‚ equinoxes‚ and solstices. What makes the Mayan findings and predictions even more extraordinary is
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People and Civilizations of the Americas An ancient civilization called Mesoamerican of the Maya developed a written language which enabled scribes to record the important actions of rulers and military events. One of the scribes was called the Mayan Scribe. The Mayan Scribe used a complex writing system to record religious concepts and memorializes the actions of their kings. Lady WacChanil-Ahau‚ the Maya princess‚ mounted a litter decorated with rich textiles and animal skins. The Mayans had
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Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _____________ WHAP – Chapter 13 Big Picture & Margin Review Big Picture: 1. Assume for the moment that the Chinese had not ended their maritime voyages in 1433. How might the subsequent development of world history have been different? Is there value in asking this kind of “what if” or counterfactual question? Or is it an irrelevant waste of time? 2. How does this chapter distinguish among the various kinds of societies that comprised
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from the cacao bean‚ and it is churned into a froth and then cooled down. A few things we would like to learn about chocolate‚ however‚ are: 1) Who first created or discovered chocolate? The history of chocolate dates goes back to early Mesoamerican civilizations. As early as 1500 B.C.‚ the Olmec Indians were growing cacao beans. The Mayans and Aztecs also grew cacao and develop chocolate drinks. Christopher Columbus can claim the credit for being the first person to bring cacao beans to Europe
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over? 24. What was the immediate purpose of the Albany Congress? 25. What did Washington do in his first military command during the French and Indian War? 26. What changes did William Pitt make when he became Prime Minister? 27. What was the chronology of the major events during the French and Indian War? 28. What act of the British outraged the New England colonists? 29. What were the results of the French and Indian War? 30. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? 31. Why was the Proclamation
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