HUM 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Natural Rubber, Bonampak, Feathered Serpent
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The culture of the indigenous people before the european influence. There were multiple cultures at various time, which overlapped and influenced each other. Each added to the mythology of the one before it. There is no solid evidence of an aztlan place or people. It is comparable to king minos of greek mythology or the legend of romulus and. Each gave birth to a prehistoric tribe including the mexica. It consisted of seven caves deep in the earth below a curved mountain. Nahuatl: the root language in the valley of mexico. The maya built cities in yucatan, honduras, and guatemala. Codex: mayan writing on tree bark or deerskin paper. Spanish priests destroyed all but four of them. Popol vhu: mayan myths translated into spanish. The influence of abrahamic myths is evident. It is the source of the creation cycle myths in rosenburg"s. Mayan cities: were highly developed and densely populated. They included palace complexes, pyramid-shaped temples, and astronomical observatories.
