Essays on Mesoamerica

Many early civilizations shared many similarities in the early periods of human history. Out of the civilizations that we had learned about in the first half of the semester, China and Mesopotamia come to mind since they had shared many similarities with one another. China…

There have been many major events and actions people have taken in the past to create what we call history. However, what we hear and learn today may or may not be the whole truth. Many stories in history are absolutely inaccurate and incorrect. One…

Pocahontas was an area yankee girl formed around 1595. She was the lady of the unimaginable Boss Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan inborn country, that at its most grounded enclosed around thirty Algonquian individuals cluster placed within the Tidewater space of Virginia. Supposedly, nothing…

Pocahontas was a disney movie that was released on January 3rd 1997. The movie Pocahontas was about An american indian princess named Pocahontas, the daughter to an indian tribes chief Powhatan. Pocahontas is very adventurous and when she saw settlers come on their big ships…

Joseph Cambell, an American psychologist and professor said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself,” which allows Pocahontas to be characterized as a hero. She experiences struggles when she is forced to choose her path, which…

Introduction The Aztecs were an ancient civilization with its own rules and society. Their rules were harsh most of the time deadly if you broke them. The Aztec civilization spanned a period from 1345 AD to 1521 AD. The Aztecs are sometimes known as the…

Pocahontas is one of, if not the most famous Native American Indian known today. She is so well known and admired by Americans today that we have stories and tales about her. In the book it is sad that, “Pocahontas…became famous to the London public…

Disney movies are well-known for their adorable creatures, sappy romance stories, and happy endings. Disney’s first film based on a Native American heroine was churned out just like any other: it overlooks as much of the bad stuff as possible to create a happy, romantic,…

Pocahontas was written in 1995 as a boost to Disney to gain popularity through diversity in character and cast. But what parlous choices were made for their benefit? To create the 33rd full length animated feature, 1st to be based on real-life events, and to…

Within these last few decades, the Mayan society has had such a profound way of getting our interests and imaginations that we’ve looked deeper into the culture. There have been generations of explorers that have thrown themselves into the thick jungles of Central America that…

“Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos” Will Durant. The Mayans have been known for leaving their culture behind without a trace. About two thousand years ago, the Mayans created a strong civilization that was more advanced than the Americans. They…

The Europeans first came in contact with the Mexica, who they called the Aztecs, during the fifteenth century. In the Aztec Account of the Spanish, the author, a Mexica messenger, reports how the Spanish look and what weapons they bear. Moctezuma II, who reigned from…

Some people will find that most Western cultures believe in God and he is their ultimate and almighty God, and as he leads the head of their lives. Some believe in the ever-changing universe and others believe as atheists do, that there is no God…

Almost 500 years ago, Spain began to conquest for wealth and riches in Mesoamerica. When arrived he ordered that his ships be burned, and so there could be no return. Cortez set out to win control of Central America, but soon it became obvious that…

The highly advanced citizens of the ancient Mayan civilization used hieroglyphics to keep important historical records, made many advancements in mathematics, and had a highly accurate astronomy system. Throughout their years of existence, the Mayans proved to be one of the most advanced civilizations ever…

There is a great deal of mythology that surrounds the culture of the Nahua and Mayan peoples. Both cultures have been perceived as societies that do not value the worth of women because both Mayans and Nahuas (Aztecs) have illustrated evidence of sacrificing virgin girls,…

History is dotted with stories of communities who were forced by people or circumstances to migrate from the land that they inhabited and move to a new place. One such occurrence, a historical event, is The Great Migration as told by Isabel Wilkerson in the…

WWI In 1914, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist. This event started a war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. Because each country has their own respective allies sworn to defend them, more nations became involved. Germany, Russia, France, and Great Britain were all dragged…

The Great Migration: The Longest Journey of Their Lives From 1915 to 1950, over one million African-Americans relocated themselves from the deep South to the states in the North. They wanted to live in a better world with more opportunities for their families and generations…

The new world film of 2006 starts when Pocahontas, who is a twelve year old adventurous and high spirited girl in the area see the arrival and docking of three ships. Pocahontas is the daughter of chief Powhatan, a mighty chief in the area (Malick,…

Years after the VHS tapes went missing, VCR’s no longer working, and another few months of avoiding it on Netflix, I finally decide to sit down and watch Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg’s animated Disney musical Pocahontas (1995). Against the trademark sky-blue-and-white etched castle of…

Starting in 1995, Pocahontas emerged in the United States through popular media as a young, sexy adult female who famously betrayed her people to save her then lover, Captain John Smith. Although loved by many moviegoers, this is all false. Historians sought to tell the…

The Mexica, or as we know them, the Aztecs, were a thriving, dominant civilization that were located in modern-day Mexico City during the 14th-16th centuries. However, before this group of Native Americans achieved their high status (in 16th century standards), they had to work their…

The Aztec Empire had flourished for almost a century before being conquered by the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés in 1521. The capital was Tenochtitlan, an island located in Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs were able to utilize the island as a defensive measure against…

Aztec Presentation of Time The Aztec Empire flourished between 1345 and 1521 CE and covered most of northern Mesoamerica. An achievement of the Aztec Empire was the creation of very famous works of art. One such example is the Calendar Stone (or the Sun Stone)…

Chapter overview This chapter intends to describe the detailed history of Mayan civilization including its hieroglyphs script and its unique architecture. It includes the purpose of the study, the conceptual framework that describes the main concept behind the topic. Background of the Study The Maya…

Tenochtitlan – The capital of the Aztec empire (located in present-day Mexico). The first European explorer to set foot on the land was Hernando Cortes. It contained massive buildings, and it was known for its temples, along with it being a center of power and…

The greatest outburst of arts, music, poetry, literature in order to resist the inequality (racism) from which Black people suffered, led to a movement in the 1920s (which lasted up to the 1940s) called the Harlem Renaissance. This movement is also called the “New Negro…