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    A very important aspect of a working society today is a spoken language. Being able to communicate and understand one another through words opens up an abundance of doors for humanity. Taking language to the next level was the creation of writing systems. Without a writing system, there would be no way to document important events in history or to record facts that will help with further developments. Writing systems not only help with the present, but with future developments. With a spoken

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    The Statue of Gudea is a prehistoric piece created in 2090 B.C. The Statue of Gudea is a sculpture in the round made of Diorite. This piece was made in the Neo-Sumerian period (“Statue of Gudea | Neo-Sumerian | Neo-Sumerian | The Met.”). The Statue of Gudea uses pattern and depth to create an intriguing and complex ancient piece. The Statue of Gudea is made of a thick and heavy stone. Creating The Statue of Gudea would take a significant amount of time to create, perhaps months or years. There are

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    The Mayan civilization or the Maya Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900. The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies

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    The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script—the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system. The Maya civilization developed in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. This region consists of the northern lowlands encompassing

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    composed of the Mayas, Aztecs, Incas, and the North Americans. These groups were the same in many ways, but had some differences that would distinguish their group from the others. These civilizations ruled the Americas for long period of time. These civilizations were the same in almost every way, but they had their differences to show that they were a totally different group of people.      The first group that is going to be discussed is the Mayas. The Mayas were thought

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    The Maya

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    square meter of it, and since they used the plaster for all of their houses, temples, and other buildings, the trees would dwindle and there would be less and less of them (Cartwright). The wastefulness of the Mayans would never been able to support Maya and its huge population, especially when Maya's population was at its highest (Culbert 25). There was also evidence that the decline came from a combination of theories. George Cowgill theorized that the Mayan decline happened because of famine,

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    burning them for the gods to eat or push them down the temple stairs (Minister). Human blood was thought to nourish the Mayan Gods. They believed these rituals and sacrificed had to be done because if neglected they thought the Gods would cause chaos. Maya also thought sacrifice was related to birth and renewal. In the book

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    Maya Angelou was an inspirational woman. Angelou was a dancer, performer, singer, actress, poet and a writer. She was able to complete many tasks in her lifetime. She started to make a path for those who were underprivileged. She began from nothing, even though she struggled in life, in the end she managed to become something great. Maya Angelou was an inspiration to many people. People who had nothing in their life, Maya gave them hope, she gave them something to believe in. Maya Angelou was someone

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    The Mayans Research Paper

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    The Maya civilization was one of the Mesoamerican cultures that were developed by Maya people. It was highly noted for its hieroglyphic script. This was one of the best writing systems of the pre-Columbian Americas. The Maya community consists majorly of the indigenous people of Mexico and Central America. The Aztec empire was flourished between 1345 and 1521 CE and was spreading within the northern Mesoamerica. The Aztec warriors through their power were able to dominate the neighboring states,

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    Around 2000 B.C, small farming villages started to appear across Central America (“Maya Civilization”). This was the start of the Maya civilization. There were other civilizations in the area, like the Aztec, who were in Mexico, and the Inca, who were in the Peru area of South America. The Maya were a greater civilization than the Aztec or the Inca because their achievements in astronomy, math, language, architecture, and engineering. These achievements in those areas set them apart from the Aztec

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