“The great unknown secret behind the Skull & Cross Bones is that it is not a symbol of death‚ but of life. Ancient priests and priestesses used it worldwide‚ from the Mayans in Mesoamerica to the Etruscans in Europe (Cassaro). The skull and crossbones are found in scriptures as well as engraved into the walls in Mesoamerica and Europe. This symbol has also been used in Antichrist occults such as the Freemasons. It is important that those who follow a certain religion know that the symbol may go against
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Mexico is a living culinary and ethno botanical museum‚ with many of the traditions of ancient Mesoamerican cuisine still present today in modern Mexico. Because Mexican cuisine is such a unique blend of pre-Hispanic and European traditions‚ the Mexican government recently asked UNESCO (The United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization) that it declare the culinary traditions of Mexico a world cultural patrimony and a "Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity
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Shortly after 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue‚ death ravaged the great empires and civilizations that the Aztecs and Incas built. Women‚ children‚ and the rich culture suffered at the hands of the Spaniards. Despite all of the destruction‚ it lead to what many call today‚ Latin America. However‚ not just one event created Latin America‚ it was a large collection of many. All of the events that happened after 1492 were due to a difference of knowledge‚ technology‚ and immunity
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Ch. 2: The occupation of Midle America What drove the Conquest The Spain’s occupation of Mesoamerica violently destroyed the Mesoamerica social instuition‚ religion and infrastructure. from 1519-1600 (80)‚ the native population felt from at least 25 million to about a million. 300 years of colonial rules‚ accompanied by political and economy exploitation. Categorized people by color. Africa begins at the pyrenees The Rome laid the foundation of the Spanish language and culture. Iberians
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Writing is basically a method used to record information and it is composed by glyphs (1) and through the graphics‚ it represents the spoken language and over time evolves in different civilization. In an effort to understand where and when writing was invented‚ scholars have coined two terms to simplify their quest. The first is Proto- writings; this is a system that uses ideographic or early mnemonic symbols and True-writing; which is the context of linguistic utterance that is encoded so that
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William Rathje‚ in his study of Mayan civilization‚ realized that in ancient times‚ Mesoamerica was a network of trading groups‚ in which scarce goods were able to overcome distance barriers. In his theory‚ Rathje identifies certain areas within these networks as the "Core Area‚" or the area‚ which consumes the majority of the resources in
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Ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica may seem entirely equal at times‚ but the truth about these civilizations is that the differences may be nearly secret or completely obvious. What comes to mind as two nearly identical cultures from Mesoamerica‚ the Aztecs and the Mayans have many other differences and similarities that help distinguish one from the other. Factors such as social classes show why a fusion of both cultures may occur in this region. Religion and agriculture are also two other factors
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The Mayan Calendar is a manifold system of time-tracking developed by the Mayan civilization of Mesoamerica. The calendar was developed using several different mechanisms of tracking time according to the astronomic or mythic events. The Mayans had many different “calendars” by the time of the ancient civilizations of Central and South America‚ however‚ the Mayan Calendar was to be considered the most accelerate. It is known as a clear indication of the educated significance in Mayan culture. There
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Pyramid of the Sun Second largest structure in Mesoamerica 3rd largest pyramid in the world Pyramid of the Moon Exhibits the talud-tablero architectural structure that is usually seen in Teotihuacan culture Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl Sacred to the feathered serpent God‚ known as Quetzalcoatl Shows some of the earliest representations of the Feathered Serpent‚ which is seen throughout Mesoamerica in different cultures Palace of the Jaguars -One of the most meaningful
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The Winnebago tribe has two bands. One band of the Winnebago people resides in many places of Wisconsin and the other band of the Winnebago people resides on the reservation in Winnebago Nebraska. The Winnebago people migrated from the Mayans in Mesoamerica to Nebraska. There were plenty of epidemic diseases and wars that caused migrations to the Native American people. Before the Europeans invaded the New World‚ the Native American people didn’t have a written language‚ therefore oral traditions were
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