Mathematics of the Greeks and the Mayans Mathematics is the study of time‚ space‚ structure‚ and quantity which is used to calculate almost anything in the world from the amount of atoms in an element to calculating the air pressure in a room. Although levels of math such as calculus are not taught until college‚ the use and study of mathematics have been around since the beginning of time and the world wouldn’t be able to function without it. The term “mathematics” comes from the Greek word mathema
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history of terrible economic circumstances. The Stock Market Crash of March‚ 1929‚ was the start of the terrifying Depression. Investors traded 16 million dollars in shares on the New York stock exchange in a single day. Billions were lost which is what wiped out thousands of investors. Even after the March crash‚ nobody attempted to try to prevent further crashes of the stock market. That leads to the next stock market crashing in October of
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Mayan Calendar The Mayan calendar had three calendars and almanacs which were used by several cultures in Central America such as Mexico‚ Belize‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ and El Salvador. The calendars date was at least in 5th century before the Common Era and some communities still use Mayan calendar today. The Mayan did not invent calendars they expanded further because it was used by most cultures in pre-Columbian‚ such as Central America around 200BCE to the 16th century. Therefore‚ the Mayan
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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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Depression and a “Great” Depression have two totally different definitions. Hence it is all in the name. Well a great depression not only affects on country but many countries. Many economic historians say that it was not just caused by one particular thing‚ but many things. The depression originated in the U.S. after the fall in stock prices that began in October‚ 29‚ 1929-1941 known as “Black Tuesday”. A lot of people started to invest in stocks‚ during the 1920s‚ when everything was going great
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fought from 1861 to 1865 between the northern and southern American states over slavery. One event in history‚ the Civil War‚ should not have occurred due to the deaths‚ assassination of Abraham Lincoln‚ Jim Crow laws‚ and reconstruction. The Civil War caused a significant amount of deaths. Because of diseases‚ battle wounds and poor quality prisons‚ “The Civil War was the deadliest war in the history of the United States.”6 The civil war produced the largest amount of deaths in an American war‚ there
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today. The French Revolution had many struggles as new Enlightenment ideas surged through the country‚ and bloodshed took its toll. There were many factors that caused the French Revolution‚ many effects of the French Revolution‚ and it was a turning point in not only European History‚ but World History. There were many factors that caused the French Revolution. Political problems such as King Louis XIV believing that he ruled by Divine Right‚ or power that came directly from God‚ was a factor of
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Former President Calvin Coolidge had once said in 1932‚ “In other periods of depression‚ it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope‚ but as I look about‚ I now see nothing to give ground to hope—nothing of man." This quote shows that the Great Depression was not going to be similar to any depression that had occurred and the recovery was going to be much more difficult. It also shows how discouraging the Great Depression was because everything
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The Maya were the most complex civilization in the western hemisphere. Maya were responsible for many scientific achievements like in astronomy‚ agriculture‚ engineering and communications. The Maya lived up to 2‚000 years throughout this time they came up with a complex form of astronomy. They also learned how to farm work‚ and grow crops like: corn beans and squash. That was all part of their agricultural side however‚ apart from that the Maya were really good at astronomy and engineering. For
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attacked. Many Muslims were killed and taken out of the country and went missing. The Serbs soldiers took away many Muslims family and relocated them to camps. Many family were left with no information and did not know where they were. Another event that caused the killing of the Muslims was whet the Serbs decided to take over Bosnia. The Serb soldiers created many new laws and made many restrictions. Many of the Muslim’s rights were violated. Muslims men were targeted and the Serbs Soldiers captured many
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