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    Name: Jannet Castaneda Date: Sept. 4‚ 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lecturer: Wil Van Breugel Lecture Title: Masks of the Cosmos: Cosmologies since the Beginning of Time Lecture’s Central Argument: How the study of cosmology has increased our knowledge of how the universe was truly created and the steps it took to get from the age of magic to the age of science. Lecture’s Supporting Evidence/Examples: • Our view of

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    Chpt 4-6 study guide WHAP 1) The early Aryan’s chief god was Indra 2) Harappa is still a mystery because of little written records and little material records 3) The Indus river dominated early Harappan society 4) Harappan society: a. Social- distinct classes like always in history b. Trade- w/ Mesopotamia‚ Hindu Kush‚ and Persia for things like wool‚ leather‚ olive oil c. Artistic- pottery‚ lots of smiths and artisans‚ art focused on fertility d.

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    architects and artisans were important d. Peasants and slaves were majority of population 2) The Maya calendar had both solar and ritual years interwoven 3) Maya writing was ideographic and syllabic; only four books survive 4) Religious thought a. Popol Vuh‚ a Maya creation myth‚ taught that gods created humans out of maize and water b. Gods maintained agricultural cycles in exchange for honors and sacrifices c. Bloodletting rituals honored gods for rains 5) The Maya ball game: sporting‚ gambling‚ and

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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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    Heritage‚ Traditions and Beliefs All around us‚ there are different cultures‚ races‚ and ways of life that we interact with. Even with all of the differences‚ we still somehow manage to live in harmony with each other. If we think about it‚ we all live in one place; Earth. There are different perspectives and stories as to how it came about. These stories about the earth’s origin also reflect the different heritages‚ traditions‚ and beliefs that we see around us. The stories from the Native

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    While the majority of this paper has focused on how zooarchaeological remains can inform archaeologists on larger ritual patterns‚ faunal remains can also illustrate how social hierarchy plays a role in Maya ritual. The fact that Maya society was highly stratified has been well documented. Many archaeologists have argued that the Maya elite had more access to animal meat than the rest of Mayan society (Emery 2003; 2004; Hamblin 1984; Masson 1999). This has led to several arguments on how the presence

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    The Mayan Indians of Mexico To begin with there is conflicting evidence as to when the Mayan Indians developed in the Mexico area. One source states that they originated in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C.‚ rising to prominence around A.D. 250 present-day southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ western Honduras‚ El Salvador and northern Belize (http://lost-civilizations.net). Another source states that the earliest evidence of people in Central America dates to the time of the retreat of the Pleistocene glacier

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    5 billion years ago the earth came into existence around? 40‚000 years ago modern human beings arrived around? before writing the term ’’prehistory’’ refers to the period before? 1.6% In regard to genetic makeup and body chemistry‚ the difference between humans and apes is? australopithecus as early as five million years ago‚ which of the following flourished in east Africa? "the southern ape" what does australopithecus mean? intelligence and language skills the most important development of

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    painted on pottery‚ and written on books (codices) of bark paper. Mayan texts describe religious rituals‚ astronomy‚ and divination‚ and are the most valuable source of information on the ancient civilization. The most famous of these texts is the Popol Vuh (1554-1558)‚ which was written in Quiché‚ a highland Maya language‚ and translated into Spanish by a priest. It tells the mythology and cosmology of the Post classic Guatemalan Maya‚ and shows central Mexican influences. That’s why it is the most

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    ANTH  121   Exam  2  Study  Guide  Outline‚  Part  II   Dr.  Grofe     I.  San  Bartolo     A.  Pre-­‐Classic  Maya  city  discovered  in  2001  –  Northeast  of  Tikal.       1.  Bill  Saturno‚  working  for  Corpus  Project         a.  Looking  for  sites  with  Maya  writing         b.  Led  by  former  looters  to  San  Bartolo         c.  Got  lost  on

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