Maya Rudolph

Exceptional Tribe What happened to the Mayan civilization before it mysteriously collapsed is still a mystery, but heart-stopping achievements were made. Throughout 3000 years the Native tribe of the Maya inhabited México, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras until the Spanish arrived. They were so secluded from anyone else, that they could not learn information from other tribes and they came up with all ideas themselves.(BGE) Trade routes, the creation of beautiful cities, establishing the number

Cahokia is an ancient city established around c. 700-1500. It was a city built along the entire Mississippi River. It was a major city with 20,000-30,000 people and was a major trade center. It had a social structure set up by royalty, a Theocracy. Mesa Verde on the other hand was inhabited by the Anasazi in c.1100-1300. It was built mostly under cliffs and housed thousands. They were both similar in the time periods they inhabited and both had over thousands of people. Both planted corn but the

His last flutter is silent. Feathers engulf his tiny rusted birdcage. At that moment, I know how insignificant life is. The thought of something coming into this world just to die shortly after is disturbing. Trapped inside his bronze bars, tickled with turquoise peelings, submitting to the small confines of that cage, never knowing anything more that the protection of those iron bars. . . . His minuscule talon makes a last pulse shaking, then goes as still as a rock. Heavy but silent, I stand there

Today's Maya are descended from one of the great civilizations of the Americas. They live in the same regions of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras as their ancestors and retain many of their ancient traditions. Mayan history reaches back some 4,000 years to what is called the Preclassic period, when civilization first began in Central America. However, it was during what came to be known as the Classic period—from roughly AD 250 to 900—that Mayan culture reached its peak and the

Many of the most exciting and unusual works of art are the surviving Aztec face masks. These masks represent the Aztec people and the culture. There are incredibly few masks in existence today because the majority of them were destroyed by the fall of the empire. Museums all over the world still have some of the pieces on display. You can also find a few pieces in London's British Museum, Paris's Museum of Man, and Chicago's Field Museum History of the Aztecs During the early centuries, the Aztec

Aztecs Religion necessitated the need for the Aztecs to go out and conquer surrounding peoples. They would need to sacrifice a human everyday to prevent the world from falling into darkness. Therefore, as to not run out of people, they used surrounding groups as a quarry for their religious practices, which gave a religious reason for conquer. Chinampas were a series of gardens constructed in shallow lake bed, often said that the look like they are floating. This showed the sophistication of the

Poet and author, Alicia Partnoy, held a reading and discussion on October 6th, in which she discussed the happenings of the Disappeared individuals of Latin America. Partnoy discussed the history of Argentina relaying the facts that from 1976-1983, Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship. This dictatorship was ultimately responsible for a genocide that took place during this time. Partnoy herself was captured and spent nearly three years in prison. Upon release, she became a human rights activist

The Aztecs have lived a great and wonderful, historical life. To start off, in the 6th century the Aztecs settled in Mexico. However they moved north in 1110-1258 Aztecs roamed Mexico. They settled near Lake Texcoco which is in Chaultepec. Soon after arrived in the Tepanecs expelled them. They soon settled on Tizapan with the permission of the Culhucan ruler, Cocoxtli. In 1350 the Aztecs built causeways with canals. Tenoch is the religious ruler of Mexico and died in 1370. Between 1376-1395 the first

This artifact is called the Tzolk’in or sometimes called The Master Calendar, it is one of the two calendars the Mayan people created. It has 260 days divided into 20 months of 13 days. Each day and month had a god or goddess associated with it. The Tzolk'in calendar was created after 400 BCE. The Tzolk'in was created in Veracruz, Mexico. This calendar was carefully carved in stone. This was an important item in the Mesoamerican times, it is still used by some priests in southern Mexico and

they mainly lived in Mexico and South America. The three important things we need to know about American Indians prior to European invasion are the culture of Maya, Aztec, and the Anasazi. Maya culture is one of the oldest and most intelligent tribal races. The flourishing period of Maya was between 300 and 900. The principal food in Maya was maize, which was also called “the maize culture”. They had no livestock such as sheep and horses. Also, they made the calendar and divided a year to 18 months