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Mayan Civilization Downfall

In ten pages the causes of the collapse of the Mayan civilization is examined in terms of causes with drought and warfare receivin...

Mathematics' Systems of Mayan and Roman Civilizations

which is being stated can be immediately observed and seen to be valid. He also makes the point that for primitive peoples, to be ...

Progressive Mayan Civilization of Mexico

In six pages this research paper focuses on Mexico's impressive ancient Mayan civilization. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

Mayan Art and Architecture

This research paper discusses art and architecture in the ancient Mayan civilization. Three pages in length, two sources are cited...

Political Structures of Inca and Maya

the end" (Mosio 27). Indeed, the connection between political structure and the rest of lifes interaction is inseparable, for the...

Myths on Creation

In ten pages the various stories on creation such as Western, Aztec and Mayan, Greco Roman, China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt civiliza...

Ancient Mayan Tradition and Breath on a Mirror and Popol Vuh of Tedlock

In 6 pages the Old Testament is compared and contrasted with the myths of the ancient Mayan civilization in a consideration of the...

American Impacts of the Inca and Maya Cultures

the reverence toward their higher being, as well as their basic concept of lifes political journey, spoke to the "humble attentive...

Bruce Bower's 'Sacred Secrets of the Caves' Reviewed

when some archeologists needed assistance in searching through caves that seemed to bend and twist and go on forever, with at leas...

Egyptians, Mayans, Incas, and Extraterrestrials

from other planets where intricately linked with humans, involving themselves in the lives and development of human beings in Sout...

Considering the Maya

plights of war ... as the common people devoted themselves to the cult of their rain gods and peacefully tilled their fields {milp...

Mayan Cylindrical Vessel

depiction of this wealthy lifestyle, which undoubtedly indicates that this vessel is a "mortuary offering" ("Cylindrical Vessel")....

Comparative Analysis of Rome and Greece with Four Ancient Civilizations (China, India, Egypt, and Mesopotamia)

region to another. The Mesopotamians produced The Epic of Gilgamesh entirely in cuneiform while the Egyptian hieroglyphics on pyr...

Disputes and Western Civilization History

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

Civilization's Costs According to Sigmund Freud

In five pages Freud's views regarding civilization's costs as described in Civilization and Its Discontents are examined with topi...

Freedom and Civilization

and mans struggle for individuality. This is also a theme that many science fiction authors address. Does the future hold a world ...

Meso American Civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca

In six pages this essay contrasts and compares these early Meso American civilizations in terms of organizational, agricultural, r...

Women in Heart of Darkness

A 5 page analysis of Joseph Conrad's views on women and civilization. 1 source....

Freud and Nietzsche on Making Decisions

In six pages Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents and Friedrich Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols are examined as they...

Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations

and cultural identities, which at the broadest level are civilization identities, are shaping the patterns of cohesion, disintegra...

Civilization and its Characteristics

This paper offers an evaluation of ancient Egyptian civilization and how it demonstrates the defining characteristics of civilizat...

Symbolism and Characteristics of the Pantheon and the Parthenon

bulk of the building, it also works with the inner dome to "add a sense of space and regeneration" (Brown, 2000). The whole vision...

Cultural Values in History

the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....

Religious Practices of Egypt and Mesopotamia

for war, but success really depended on a favorable relationship with the gods. This helps explain the importance of the priestly ...

Western Civilization and Hebrew Cultural and Religious Contributions

as deeply related to their existence. AS Spielvogel indicates, "According to the Jewish conception, there is but one God....God...

Western Civilization Development and the Impact of Christianity

In thirty two pages this paper assesses the far reaching influence of Christianity upon Western civilization's development. Thirt...

A Description of World Civilizations from Ancient Times to 1500

well as carried new innovative things from other societies and so served to pass ideas along from village to village. Back then t...

Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud on Civilizations' Rational and Irrational Thought

lead to irrational ends (Lear, 1995). For Freud who used psychoanalysis to try and account for human irrationality it was determi...

Civilization at Risk According to Sigmund Freud

the formation of civilization. In Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud expresses the opinion that people are driven an instinct...

Political Power, Supernatural Rituals and Anthropology

in society provide numerous functions while at the same time explaining mans origins and how man relates with nature. Many of the ...