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    Mayan Notes

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    10/3 - Maya after midterm * Leopold Batnes – Teotihuacan * William Sanders - Teotihuacan mapping project * S. Sugiyama and R. Cabrera * Street of the Dead - 15 ½ degrees east of north * Grid oriented – Canalized at the Rio San Juan * Pyramid of the sun – one of the largest mounds in north America * Cave below the pyramid of the sun (Cave of emergence) * Summer Solstice – June 21st it is directly on top of the pyramid * No shadow at noon *

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    Mayan Accomplishments

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    The Mayans are one of the most interesting and mysterious history civilizations out there. Nobody knows where they came from‚ how they managed to build their amazing stone cities in the rainforest without any stone tools‚ or why they seemed to die out at around 900 ce. Their accomplishments in astronomy and the understanding of time were great‚ and their cities were breathtaking. Like I said before‚ nobody know exactly when or where the Mayans came from. While their original history is shrouded

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    In the Folk Museum

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    In the Folk Museum The concept of belonging The Museum A museum is a place of past. A folk museum celebrates the lives and lifestyle of a bygone era. This particular ‘folk museum’ is displaying the culture and life of the early Australians. The persona feels disconnected from the experience – the almost deathly scene betrays his‚ and others‚ lack of interest. Through the use of imagery‚ the poet sets a cold‚ stale‚ dark and a silent place and this highlights the persona’s feeling of not belonging

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    Mayan Cosmology

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    This process was how the Mayan went through many gods before creating humans. The Mayan failed to create real people many times. The farthest the Mayan got to was discovering the separation of the sky and Earth. They lived in a belief that they lived inside a god who provided food‚ water‚ and all the tools they needed to make clothing‚ housing‚ or hunting tools. The ancient Mayan though‚ all shared the same idea of the universe. Believing that every

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    The Mayan Caper

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    "The Mayan Caper" is the single most significant section of The Soft Machine because of its central placement in the text‚ because it is the longest sustained narrative‚ and because it gives the most straightforward exposition of how a control system works and how it can be dismantled. The Mayans are presented both as the historical beginning and the epitome of "civilization": a social order in which

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    Mayan Religion

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    The Mayans were a group of individuals deeply involved with their religious beliefs‚ which expresses the taboo nature of their civilization. They did not act in accordance with present day societal norms and had numerous unique aspects within their society. Socially‚ they were dependent on social classes that separated the kings/queens‚ nobles‚ priests‚ merchants‚ peasants‚ and slaves from one another. Their ritual practices make this division apparent since the priests and kings were typically given

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    The Mayan Cuisine

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    The Mayan Empire‚ Spanish rule and the modern republic have had an influence on the Guatemalan cuisine. When the Mayan civilization was around‚ they grew maize as their staple crop but when Guatemala was under the Spanish rule (1524 to 1821)‚ dishes such as tortillas‚ tamales‚ enchiladas‚ and guacamole‚ made their way into the Guatemalan diet. Guatemala does not have just ONE national dish‚ there are many foods that have become part of the daily diet. Just like the Mayans‚ maize continues to be a

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    In the Folk Museum

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    In the folk museum  A darkness in the rooms - sinister connotations Betrays the absence of voices‚ - personification Departing from steps  And veranda rails – Hyphen marks a break to the extended metaphor of Autumn On to a street that leads around Autumn  Which stands at the door  Dressed in yellow and brown. Personification/metaphor I look at words – connotes disconnection‚ diction “look” not “read” That describe machinery‚ clothes‚ transport‚ - accumulation‚ shows little interest

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    The Mayan Apocalypse

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    an apocalyptic prophet. The Apocalypse is not only present in Christianity but in other ideologies such as Judaism and Islam. Of course‚ speculation of a possible apocalypses is rampant in today’s society A few examples are Y2K and the end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012. There are many similarities and differences in how the Abrahamic religions of Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism define the apocalypse and what the event means for all of humanity. The Flood of Noah’s Day (2348 BC) is an example of

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    Mayan Religion

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    MAYAN Beliefs: The Mayan creation story is known as the ‘Popol Vuh’. The word ‘Popol Vuh’ itself means ‘Council Book’‚ and is the most important sacred book in the Maya religion. The creation belief itself is that at the beginning of the world there were only the two creator gods: Gucumatz and Tepeu. These gods decided to create earth out of the primordial sea. Once the earth was created‚ the gods populated it with animals‚ but they soon realized that animals were unable to speak and therefore

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