period‚ actually have a lot of similarities to the people of the modern era. Socially‚ politically‚ and even creatively‚ they were far more advanced then many may have assumed. However‚ the advancements that the Mayans made in mathematics were both intriguing and impressive. Formally‚ the Mayans are credited with the development of a number system based on a combination of
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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 in the early 1500s‚ and chocolate drinks became very popular in Spain
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Henry James once said‚ “it takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.” Although many civilizations that dominated over extensive amounts of territory no longer exist‚ some have a substantial impact on the culture and traditions of other civilizations that follow them after. The Aztecs‚ for example‚ extended their empire over a vast majority of present-day Mexico by battling other tribes for territory. Their influence on modern time is often overlooked‚ yet still present;
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1000B.C. 1000 Polynesians reach Fiji‚ Samoa 1000 independent kingdom of Kush 800–400 spread of Olmec civilization; cultivation of maize‚ potatoes; domestication of turkeys‚ dogs
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animal life and it had obvious impacts in what the Mayans believed. Venomous snakes were the descendents of gods that wanted to harm and terrify humans while the descendent of jaguars and hawks were elegant creations that might have come from powerful and confident spirits. The landscape consisted of Highlands and Lowlands that were important for crops and trade. Weather was very humid and the vegetation was heavy (Bulliet‚ 311). When the Mayan and Japanese geologies are compared in contrast to
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highest Mexican pyramid was erected at Cholula (in its initial stages‚ an Olmec site)‚ and was consecrated to Quetzalcoatl‚ wise and beneficial god. There are important zones of pyramid concentrations at Chichén Itzá (pyramid of Kukulcan‚ the Maya name of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl‚ the Feathered Serpent)‚ at Palenque‚ Teopalzolco‚ Monte Alban‚ «city of pyramids» in Teotihuacan‚ an urban centre‚ which started out as Olmec. The Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque proved to be an eight-story
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emerged from a process between the indigenous cultures and the Spanish colonies that dominated the Mexican lands. It began in the era of the Olmecs whom at the time they were the first known society to actually settle in the Gulf of Veracruz. After that the Olmecs they influenced other villages in which the Mayan culture became widely known whom they developed the Mayan calendar. Lastly the Aztecs were the last greatest civilization that actually rise up in the central valley of Mexico. Over the years
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Tenochtitlan. At its top were temples honoring the Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc. In the videotape Realms‚ the importance of these deities as representatives of war and water/fertility is highlighted. In addition‚ this combination symbolized a fusion of ancient Toltec and Central Mexican religion (Tlaloc) with the new patterns of worship the Mexica introduced to Central Mexico (focused on Huitzilopochtli). 2. Regarding the ceremonial precinct around the Templo Mayor (p. 462-3)‚ a. According to Spanish witnesses
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Mort Rosenblum- Chocolate: A bitter sweet saga of Dark and Light pg.3 -Swedish Botanist names Cacao bean Theobroma:Elixer of the gods -Chocolate is 60 million industry -laborers from euatorial jungle picked pods pg.4 -chocolate has been around for 5 centuries pg.6 -In one year the world can produce 3‚000‚000‚000 tons of cocoa beans -much about cocoa remains a mystery -Young trees of theobroma seek dank shadows of tall tropical hardwoods but older like more sun -grow in only 20 degrees
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When the Spanish came to the coast of Mexico‚ the Aztecs were the most powerful nation in the region. For many centuries earlier‚ advanced civilizations inhabited the country. The Olmec civilization is known for the amazing colossal heads. Of the known Mayan temples‚ hieroglyphs and their math. From the Aztecs are known temples and your calendar. Powerful astecas Mexico dominated the region when I Herman Cortes in 1519. Cortes‚ a Spanish captain‚ went to Mexico in search of adventure and riches
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