The mayan people emerged in the region that today is called Mesoamerica‚ today located in the South Mexico and Guatemala. This civilizacion achieve important techological advances like written‚ Mathematics‚ Architecture‚ maya calendar and astronomy. Mayans were astronomers‚ they use a calendar‚ they could essentially predict the future. They believed that the stars and the moon were gods. The mayan were very religious‚ they built big cities and grates beautiful temples with the objective to
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Compare and Contrast Pyramids of Giza and Angkor Wat “It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” By David Allan Coe The quotation above means that the beauty of a building is not as important as the construction of the prototypes of its structure. Basically‚ the development of its foundations and techniques are more important than those of its attractiveness. Meanwhile‚ Angkor Wat and Pyramids of Giza are two ancient
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Guatemala in the West‚ Palenque in the North‚ Copan and Honduras in the East‚ and Calakmul in the South. These cities were very large with populations of over 100‚000. They had highly organized city centers‚ and built pyramids‚ stone buildings‚ plazas‚ and ballcourts. The Classic Mayan political landscape was highly complex and has been likened to that of Renaissance Italy and Classical Greece. During the early Classic‚ the cities were influenced by Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. A Classic period
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Fortune at the bottom of the Pyramid: An insight FOR THE MNCs in Bangladesh OBJECTIVE Multinational corporations or MNCs are a major player in the market of Business world. Most of these set their target market from the elite people holding 20 of world’s population grasping 80 percent of its property. According to World Bank estimates‚ three billion of the world’s population of six billion people lives on no more than $2 a day‚ barely meeting their most fundamental needs. The figure grows to
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Great Pyramids of Giza * Built in c.2560 B.C * Took 20 years to construct * One pyramid contains the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu * Temples dedicated to Khufu * One of the oldest man made seven wonders of the world Cairo Museum * Contains 120‚000 ancient Egyptian artifacts * For example: treasures of King Tutankhamun‚such as his solild gold mask * The Museum contains 9 mummies * For example: the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut Memphis ‚ Ancient Egypt * The location
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society was a big part of their culture. The Mayan culture is a complex‚ largely interconnected whole that consists of the knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ customs‚ skills‚ and habits learned from parents and others in society. Long before Europeans thought to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas‚ Mayan people conquered the rugged highlands of Guatemala‚ the dense jungles of the Yucatan‚ and the tropical lowlands of the Pacific Coast. Here‚ Mayan people built vast cities‚ cities that rivaled
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Ancient Egypt Egypt is protected by deserts on either side of its main support of life‚ the Nile. The people had a strong government that brought the country together to create an empire. Egypt also had a rich culture including the belief in many gods and having royal blood that was god like. Agriculture was a key element in allowing Egypt to become the kingdom it came to be. The use of the Nile was a key part in uniting Upper and Lower Egypt; but to unite these rivals they would need
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THE MAYANS The Mayans lived in what is today Mexico‚ North America‚ and lived in both the highlands and lowlands of Mesoamerica. It was a very mountainous region‚ with many minerals in the soil‚ and a dry‚ cool‚ climate. The villages that were located in the highlands are where southern Guatemala is today‚ and the villages that were located in the lowlands are where northern Guatemala‚ Belize‚ and the Yucatán Peninsula are today. It was very hot and dry in the lowlands. The Mayans began their civilization
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The Mayan had millions of people within in their civilization. They are one of the oldest societies ever documented. The Mayan culture was very advanced and smart with their technology. They were very artistic and had an eye for crafting and sculpting. They were also very talented in the athletic ability. The Mayan culture is one of the most interesting civilizations in all of history. The Mayans had formed eight major cities including‚ the capital Tikal‚ and other cities‚ Uaxactún‚ Copán‚ Bonampak
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THE MAYAN REALM The Mayans created a great civilisation in parts of what are now Mexico and Honduras and in Guatamala. The ancestors of the Mayans were hunters but about 2‚500 BC they adopted farming as a way of life. In the years from 300 BC to 250 AD organised Mayan kingdoms emerged. Then from 250 AD to 600 AD an advanced civilisation emerged. The Mayans invented writing and they made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. MAYAN LIFE Mayan Society In the centre of each Mayan city was
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