Assignment 1 What Happened to Mayan Civilization Arthinia Thompson Professor Loftin Montgomery HUM 111 April 30‚ 2014 No one can say for sure why Mayan Civilization disappeared‚ it was truly remarkable. Around A.D. 900 Mayan civilization disintegrated and‚ many historians have questioned “how” or “why‚" but have not been a definite answer to this question. One possible theory is that the Mayan’s civilization grew to such an extent that they deforested so much of the area that
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essentially multiple territories under the highest authority figure. The Mayan empire was located in the South American area while the Greek empire was in Greece. They both shared their similarities revolving around their social construction into land and their way of protection and loyal service. However‚ the mysterious disappearance of the Mayans differed from the abrupt vanishing of the Ancient Greek Civilization. The rise of the Mayan and Greek empire was based on an independent city-state structure
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Week 4 Assignment 1 HUM 110 Nov 3‚ 2012 The Mayan Civilization’s territory stretched across Mesoamerica and the Yucatan Peninsula. There were three periods of Mayan history that held significant events for the civilization. They were Pre-Classic 300BC-250AD‚ Classic Period 250AD-900AD‚ and the Post Classic-after 900AD. However‚ the Mayan Civilization started to collapse during the Post Classic period‚ around 750 AD. There have been many shared and stories told about how this down fall occurred
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to the collapse of the Mayan civilization. The Maya were a highly developed civilization spanning from almost 2000 B.C.E to 1200 A.D. The decline of their civilization provides important insight into the importance of sustainable development. The importance of sustainable development is exemplified by the demise of the Mayan empire due to their agricultural techniques‚ constant warfare and rapid population growth. A large part of the Mayan economy was agriculture. The Mayans mainly grew maize (corn)
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The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca civilizations brought major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time without the influence of Europe‚ Asia‚ and the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments ranged from agriculture to architecture and on to writing and trade. Such as‚ the Mayans with their agriculture system of chinampas and there monumental temple/pyramids‚ the Aztecs with their trading in the city of Tenochtitlan‚ and the Incas
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possessions sold or auctioned ‚ or being sold into slavery or possibly getting thrown into a jail for a very long time.Mayan law was pretty fair. If you committed a lesser crime‚ your hair would be cut short. Short hair was a sign of disgrace. The Mayans believed that criminals did not act on their own but were being controlled by evil spirits. Although they believed this‚ criminals were still being punished. The most serious offense was murder and the punishment. They collected evidence and presented
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writing system‚ class system‚ calendar‚ and education system. Every society has different ways of doing each thing. For the mayans‚ they had a education system that was a bit unfair‚ a class system‚ a complex writing system‚ and two intricate calendars. In our society‚ education is very important and it is extremely hard to be successful without one. Although‚ clearly in mayan society it is less important considering how not many of the people have it. Only children of a high class were allowed
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Korean civilization and Mayans civilizations were very different. First of all‚ they are located in the opposite side of the world. Secondly Koreans belongs to Asian society and Mayans to Central and South Americans. They eat different kind of food‚ and live in different environment/government system. Koreans are the people who have long history. People say that ancient Korean originated from Mongolia‚ as the time went on‚ people from a little villages started to movie down. As they grew bigger
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straight out of the room. Ms. Liddell looked straight into the eyes of her students‚ scanning us. "What do you think Fifi?" She asked. "Mayans or Aztecs? "The Mayans." I nodded confidently‚ bobbing my head up and down. The Mayans and Aztecs were a great Ancient Civilization‚ with a flourished culture. Even if it wasn’t perfect‚ many people can learn from the Mayans. The Aztecs though.. Not so much‚ and there is 3 main reasons; safety‚ enjoyment‚ and power. Are you happy that you are living in the
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ten with a symbol representing zero to nine. Numbers are written horizontally with each number place representing that the number value has exceeded the value of the number place to the right. The Mayans or Mesoamericans used a twenty based number system that is written vertically. According to the Mayans numerical system one dot is equal to one and instead of writing five dots for the number five a line replaces the dots. As you continue to count you place dots six through nine above the line that
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