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Mayans
The Mayan civilization was spread through what is now Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, western Honduras, and the southern regions of Mexico. The Mayans are well known for creating the only fully developed written language of pre-Columbian Americas. The Mayans were at the height of their civilization from about 300 to 900 AD, although there are still Mayans today in certain areas of Guatemala and Mexico.
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What is the difference between the Aztecs and Incas?
Aztecs lived in central Mexico in a different time period than the Inca's. the Incas lived in the Andes mountains of south America
What was life like for a Mayan peasant?
Mayan peasants were very hard workers.
They had a farm that they had to grow food on for the upperclass.
They revolted.
Is quetzalcoatl related to the mayans?
yes. quetzalcoatl,kukulkan,dyaus pitar and many others are all names of the same god.
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How rich was the Mayan empire?
they were in a sense but they had a different economy. for example they used cocoa beans (main chocolate ingredient) as a major amount of money
What was the Indian Removal act of 1838 and what did it do to the Indians and the whites rights?
Answer (by a non-Indian): The Removal act was set by Andrew Jackson, our president at the time, and he was all for getting rid of the Indians if it improved our country. Calling the Indians "children in need of guidance" & "Indians hold the keys to the treasure vaults of the United States" he set up the Indian Removal Act (1830), passed it through congress, and it became a law. He set up treaties and got rid of most of the Indians in the south, pushing them off to the west. They were given less land then they started out with, and they were given poor land, that they really couldn't work with. Many died during the trip, called the Trail Of Tears. Over 4000 Cherokees died during the 1000 mile trip, and most of them died in the make-shift forts from lack of food and warm clothing. Several hundred were shot for sport by board whites who then sued the USA to burry them at 35.00 each. It really damaged Indian thoughts towards whites, and the whites got a reputation among the Indians, mostly towards the President, as being untrustworthy.
Addendum: In fact the self name of the Cherokee changed in concept because of these acts. Indians were thought of as "real people" and "whites" were though of as 'less than human' because of their actions. This same line of thought exists today in many tribal people (This Authors as well).
Changes to Rights were simple. As the US Supreme Court found, Indians have no rights, and whites have all rights including the right to murder Indians for sport and take their property anytime they wish. (Cherokee Nation vs Georgia).
How many layers do the Mayan worlds have in Mayan mythology?
The Maya pictured a universe consisting of heavens above and underworlds below, with the human world sandwiched in between. The heavens consisted of 13 layers stacked above the earth, and the earth rested on the back of a turtle or reptile floating in the ocean. Four brothers called the Bacabs, possibly the sons of Itzamná, supported the heavens. Below the earth lay a realm called Xibalba, an underworld in nine layers. Linking the three realms was a giant tree whose roots reached into the underworld and branches stretched to heaven. The gods and the souls of the dead traveled between worlds along this tree.
Did the Mayans invent chocolate?
how did the mayas discover chocolate thay wanted a fair trated so thay wanted to give up the chocolate and give it way so the mayas could have more of it and then spain took over and thay wanted asia to trated with them
Archaeologists have found evidence of prehistoric rock artin India, an early art form consisting of carvings or drawings on cave rocks. The oldest examples are the Bhimbetka petroglyphs found in central India and believed to be at least 290,000 years old. Rock art continued to be created as cave paintings, representing animals and humans. The oldest examples of these paintings date from about 7000 BCE.
How did geography affect Russian settlement and growth?
Russia is the largest country in the world and that has been a mixed blessing. Its massive scale allowed it to expand pretty much unchallenged. Its distance allowed it to observe the changes in other parts of Europe without directly becoming involved. However, ruling such a wide expanse is troublesome at best and despite its large geographical girth, it has much less tillable land available for agricultural expansion.
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Why are red Indians called Indians?
The Spanish were looking for a trade route to India. ("India" at the time referred to a much larger area of Asia and the East Indies, not just the present-day nation of India.) Since no maps had been made outside of the local area, the Spanish did not know that the Americas stood between them and India. They sailed across the ocean and landed on the Americas. Thinking it was India, they called the natives there, Indians.
As the History records tell, the original journal of Columbus 'The New World Revealed' had been lost, we have to go by the writings of Columbus's biographer and historian, Bartolome de las Casas who described of the journal of the Voyages.
The detailed account what this biographer states is of great similarity to the style and culture read and heard of India; the hospitality he and his men received from the Natives like gold ornaments etc. that he was offered and then they were taken by him to Spain, speak of the Indian Cultures and Traditions as were exhibited by the Natives.
Another factor of his calling them Indians was the brownish red complexion of those Natives. The political and social set up that he found was also similar to the Indian Kings and Monarchs also .
They are called that because Christopher Columbus thought he was in India so the term Indian just stuck
They are called that because Christopher Columbus thought he was in India so the term Indian just stuck
The myth that has been perpetuated for generations that Columbus thought he was in India and named the natives Indians is nothing more than a myth.
The Paugesauks in the late 1980's hired a spanish ancient dialects linquistics expert to translate Columbus's diary. He found that Columbus was so impressed with the peoples' spirituality and their devotion to the Creator, that he referred to them as In Dios meaning walking in God's way.
Some person misread that along the way and figured Columbus missed India by half a world and mistakenly referred to the Natives as Indians.
Because when the explorer came to the Americas, he thought he had reached India, then later in history America was formed and the "Indians" there became known as American Indians
Just when it ends......that 2012 movie is freaking people out.
Actually, the Mayans did not predict the world would end in 2012. This has been a total misinterpretation as a result of two factors: the fact that the Mayan calendar simply ran out in 2012, and the discovery of a stone tablet, known as Monument Six. This stone tablet is especially significant because what is left of it contains the equivalent of the date 2012. The inscription on the tablet describes something that is supposed to occur in 2012 involving Bolon Yokte, a mysterious Mayan god associated with both war and creation. Although difficult to translate, the tablet suggests the wording that this god "... will descend from the sky."
It should be noted that other inscriptions found at various Mayan sites give dates that extend beyond 2012. According to archaeologists, one even roughly translates into the year 4772.
Mayas developed an accurate solar calendar so they could?
Every civilization needs a way to keep track of time and the passing of it. To grow crops it's important to know the seasons, ect. It also gave explanations to natural occurances like solar and lunar eclipses.
When did the Mayan civilization fall?
No one really knows how the Mayan civilization coll pased. It collapsed around 900 A.D.
Why did their civilization of Maya end?
No one is really sure why but it is known that the Spanish conquistadors came and conquered them and since the Maya were people that wanted peace they left and disappeared forever.
What theories are about the Mayans?
They believed that soccer was against gods way and that u should kill for money thats y they were idiots about 2012
What was the Mayan's main food source?
The Mayan's had quite a few food sources, including both plants and animals. One of the plants they were known to grow is corn, or maize. Other common plants that they made were: chili pepper and squash. The Mayan people hunted dogs, and other large animals for their meat sources.
What kind of art was produce for the Mayas?
The Aztecs were very artistic. they wrote poems, played music and danced to tell the stories of their past. Stone sculptures and carvings usually depicted gods or religious stories. They also carved many masks.
How was life as a Mayan noble different from a Mayan peasant?
the became friends and live forever and ever
