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    The Aztec Empire upheld a very sophisticated, potent, and harsh legal system. The judicial system they had resembles a modern one today: it was made up of multiple courts with differing levels of jurisdiction, such as trial courts, appellate courts, and a supreme court. Moreover, citizens could appeal rulings to a higher court if they did not agree with the ruling they were given from the judge. Although the Aztecs were very religious, they preferred to be swift and empirical when it came to the

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    The Navajo Indian Tribe In the 1500’s Navajo people began creating their tribe. The Navajo indians call themselves “Dine”, which translates to “The People”. Navajo represent the largest of all Indian nations in The United States. The Navajos have lived in North America, Alaska, and Canada. At present they have the largest reservations in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. This tribe happens to be the largest tribe in the United States today. The spelling of their name Navajo came from the Spanish

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    TODAY, Hernan Cortes and his 500 men arrived in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 11 ships filled with horses and cannons. In 1511, Cortes joined Diego Velasquez ‘s expedition to conquer Cuba. There, he served as a clerk to the treasurer and later as Mayor of a Cuban city. (Live Science, 2013) Velasquez organised another expedition and chose Hernan Cortes as the leader but as the day came closer, Velasquez ordered Cortes not to go as he feared that Cortes would become too powerful. (Ancient History

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    Mayan Civilization

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    The Mayans established their towns and cities in parts of Mexico. Among their territory, there were highlands in southern Guatemala and lowlands in Guatemala and Belize. Highlands, or regions with mountains had a dry, cool climate, and they provided minerals. Lowlands were hot and dry. Rain forests had a hot climate, and fertile soil for farming. Land forms in the areas of the Mayans were narrow coasts, a central spine of mountains, and volcanoes. The Mayans started to thrive in 2,000 BC. They established

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    Colin Falconer Essay

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    Colin Falconer is an English born Australian writer that also writes as Mark D’Abranville and Colin Bowles. Never one to stick to one genre Falconer’s writing includes historical and contemporary thrillers and children’s books. As Colin Bowles he has written columns, magazine article, radio and TV scripts, nonfiction books about language and satirical fiction. Just like in his literary works, Falconer has worked in a variety of jobs that included being a script writer and folk singer for ‘The Two

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    The Inca civilization was an important part of our history. They lived in the Andes Mountains in the 1500’s. They had many major technological advancements such as the astronomy and math. They also had a great culture and literature. The Spanish Conquest completely changed the lives of the Inca. The Inca was one of the most important tribes in the Andes mountain area at the time. The Inca had a cultural legacy that still stands with us today. The Sculpture of Viracocha was a very important artifact

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    II, and the Aztecs had 50 years of great accomplishment with development and victory. WARFARE The Aztecs were courageous face-to-face fighters who originated an empire in

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    ago, the Valley of Mexico was the site of Teotihuacan, where the traveling Aztecs decided to settle down. The Aztecs chose this spot because of a sign, a bird on a cactus holding a serpent in its mouth. Aztecs were forced to build their city on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. They were protected by water and boats brought goods from the shore. They also use causeways, roads built over water, to transport goods. Aztecs used the cacao seed for currency because they were so valuable to their people

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    History: The Inca

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    The Inca The Inca were very different from us and the way we live. We have everything right at our fingertips while they had to find out everything for themselves. They hunted and killed food while we bought it fresh, with no bloody hands on spears and definitely no killing others. They way we are today, is not what we were like about five hundred years ago. In 1438 CE the Inca formed one of the largest empires, where they built huge cities and temples but guess what, their empire only lasted about

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    Ulama Research Paper

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    known team sport and influenced all in today's age. The game was played a millennium before the first Olympic Games. This game was played by the Mesoamerican tribes in Central America. More specifically the Olmec, Mayan, and the Aztec tribes in Central America. The Aztecs called the game Tlachtli and the Mayans called it Pok a Tok. It is believed that this special game spread to Paraguay into present day Arizona. Ulama has very interesting background, religious standings, and incredible game play

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