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    Maya Civilization Many people do not know who the ancient Mayan people were or how they influenced the Aztec and a countless quantity of empires. “The ancient Mayan were indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatán‚ Quintana Roo‚ Campeche‚ Tabasco‚ and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras” (“Mayan Civilization”). Not only were the Maya individuals extremely smart but they were

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    Jamaica Language is a reflection of the diversity of the people of Jamaica. The wonderful blend of various races and cultures has affected the languages spoken in Jamaica. The immigrants from outside Jamaica have brought with them their language as well and languages like Spanish‚ Irish‚ and Scottish. The other two significant languages of Jamaica are Taino and Arawak‚ specific to particular regions. Jamaican Patois‚ known locally as Patois (Patwa or Patwah) and called Jamaican Creole by linguists

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    Hmong culture: Textile art and customs As living in California with cultural diversity‚ it is important to understand and respect others’ cultural values. There are about 8 to12 million Hmong people in the world‚ and many researches have been done to explore Hmong culture and beliefs (Yang‚ 2012). Briefly to introduce‚ Hmong is a 5‚000 year old ethnicity‚ and they mostly live in Laos with a primarily agrarian life style (Yang‚ 2012). They left China as victims of Chines oppression and settled in

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    Julissa Lopez Anthro 105 11/13/2013 “Dias de los Muertos” the day the deceased have divine permission to visit friend and relatives on earth and to share the pleasure of the living (Sayer‚ Chloë 8). The day of the dead is celebrated on November 1& 2 of every year known to be as All Souls Day. Introduced in the Mexican population by their Aztec indigenous ancestry known not to be afraid of death but to embrace it. Meso-American Indians have strong belief of the afterlife and

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    K’iche’ (Quiche’) Maya and the Popol Vuh K’iche’ (Quiche’) Maya and the Popol Vuh The K’iche’ (Quiché) Maya had an advanced civilization in pre-Columbian times with a high level of political and social organization. Archaeological findings have shown large populations centers and a complex class structure. While the early Mayan people did not have an exact written language the fact of oral tradition has left historians to be lucky enough to have later writers

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    The Aztec culture is very interesting because our society continues to be influenced by their advanced way of life. The Aztecs‚ an ancient culture arrived in Mesoamerica around the 13th century after the previous Mesoamerican civilization‚ the Toltecs‚  fell. The Aztec name came from their homeland‚ Aztlan meaning “White Land.” The Aztecs are also known as the Tenochca‚ which gave name to their capital city of Tenochtitlan.The Aztec language was Nahuatl and it was the major language in central Mexico

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    otherwise greed led to violence. This was demonstrated through slavery‚ piracy‚ and control of ivory and opium. African slavery began from greed; Europeans needed labor to fuel their large trading productions and manufacturing of the traded goods. Mesoamerican slavery and destruction was caused by the Spanish conquistadors in their infamous quest for gold‚ god‚ and glory. Through greed the conquistadors decimated an entire civilization to obtain their gold. However the British and Dutch reaped many economic

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    How has mankind’s perception of evolution impacted society? The concept of evolution has occurred to philosophers‚ thinkers and scientists since decades before the birth of Jesus Christ‚ with pre-Socratic Greek philosophers‚ such as Anaximander and Empedocles being some of the first ones to hit upon the idea (Oktar). However‚ it is not until the publication of the work of Charles Darwin’s – On Origin of Species‚ that the theory of evolution became an epic revolution in mankind’s perception of life

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    China has been the home to various religions. At different times different dynasties endorsed certain religions while repressing others. While Buddhism flourished during the Sui and Tang dynasty‚ it faced opposition from the government during the Song dynasty. Confucianism lost government endorsement during the Sui and Tang but gained momentum during the Song as Neo-Confucianism. Yuan dynasty promoted Islam and Tibet Buddhism but ignored Confucianism. Different rulers sponsored and protected different

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    that death is important for the completion of the ritual. The act of human sacrifice in the ballgame can could be connected to the movement of the cosmos and the death and rebirth of the agricultural season. Scarborough noted in his book‚ The Mesoamerican Ballgame‚ that the seasonality of the movements of the cosmological phenomena as the sun‚ moon‚ and constellation (1991:320).

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