The civilization I chose to write about was the Mayas. The five themes of geography (Location, place, interaction, movement and region) are all related to the Mayas. The first theme of geography is location. Location is the exact and relative location of a place. Exact location is the location described in lines of latitude and longitude. Relative location is what surrounds the location such as a country or state. The second theme of geography is place. Place is the physical and human features of a place. The third theme of geography is interaction. Interaction is how people have adapted to and changed their natural environment to live. The fourth theme of geography is movement. Movement involves the movement of people, goods and ideas. For example: An airport is an example of movement. The fifth theme of geography is region. Region is an area of the world that has similar unifying characteristics. They may be physical or cultural characteristics.
The five themes of geography relates to the Mayan civilization because the relative location is south of North America and West of the Aztec empire. The exact location of Tikal (A Mayan city) is 17 degrees north and 90 degrees west. The picture on the top right hand corner is a map of the whole Mayan civilization. The theme place, relates to the Mayan civilization because the physical features of the Mayan land are bodies of water, which are the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Since there are bodies of water, Mayans went fishing for food. The picture on the bottom right hand corner is an example of a Mayan house. Mayan homes had mud walls and thatched roofs. They were also held up with poles. Another way the theme place relates to the Mayan civilization is the human features. Examples of human features are the Mayan gods, agricultural gods and Mayan hieroglyphics. On the bottom left hand corner, there is a picture of a Mayan hieroglyphic.
The Mayas are native people of South Mexico and Central America. ... The ancestors of the Maya crossed the Bering Strait twenty thousand years ago. ... The Mayas made important discoveries in science such as the use of zero in mathematics. ... The written records kept by the Maya provide critical historical information. ... The Maya civilization is far from being over. ...
The Maya culture reached it's height of prosperity in the Late Classics. ... Of all Mesoamerican art and architecture, that of the Late Classic Maya has long been the most admired. ... At the beginning of the Late Classic times, strong regional styles emerged in monumental Maya sculpture. ... This next paragraph will focus on the architecture that was used by the Late Classic Maya. ... Ones again like the Teotihuacán civilization how banish without much trace, we see the Maya take on the same step. ...
The maya The Maya were once considered one of the greatest civilizations in North America. ... The Maya grew Indian corn, or maize. ... When it came to religion, the Maya didn't argue. ... Religion even controlled a ball game the Maya played at night. ... During the post classic period, many civil wars plagued the Maya. ...
--Maya Angelou Authoress, poet, playwright, editor, songwriter, singer, teacher, and dancer, Maya Angelou easily fits into all these categories. In the words of one critic, Maya Angelou has touched more bases in her career then many. ... Maya Angelou's life, she is very well known and respected. ... According to the long time editor, Robert Loomis, "Maya is her books." ... Maya Angelou writes what she knows. ...
By making Maya go to school she fuels Maya's thirst for education. ... Maya's mother's boyfriend, Mr. Freedman is the worst influence on Maya. ... She shows this best when Maya becomes pregnant. When Maya tells her mother the news she accepts it and supports Maya. ...
When Maya was eight years old, Mr. Freeman had sexually molested Maya. When Maya's mother found out what happened, she took her to the ER. ... Maya had some doubts that she might be a lesbian. ... " Maya Angelou used the cage to symbolize race. ...
The Maya are an ancient civilization, which dominated the vast area currently entitled Central America and Mexico. ... The ancient Maya of the Yucatan considered cenotes (pools and cave rivers), a sacred entrance to the underworld. ... Often, when drought, war or other dangers threatened, the Maya would engage in body piercing and collect ones blood on parchment and burn it as an offering. ... The Maya believe both of these animals to be of the supernatural, and thus are the symbols of death. ... Perhaps the most impressive and intriguing of all is the account itself, which is the revival ...
After his trial, followed by his murder, Maya goes into her own personal seclusion and doesn't speak for years. ... (Bloom3 41) By the end of Caged Bird, Maya is still nave in many ways but she overcame the hardships that were handed to her early on in life. ... (Bloom3 81) Maya's second autobiography, Gather Together In My Name is more harsh and gritty than Caged Bird. ... (Bloom1 40) Also in Gather Together In My Name, Maya struggles in keeping a steady job to support her son. ... Maya's first collection of poetry, Just Give Me A Cool Drink Of Water Fore' I Dii...
In the novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", Maya Angelou has reconstructed her personal history into this autobiographical tale whose protagonist is the child narrator, Maya. ... In actuality the presents upset Maya and Bailey more than they pleased them. ... This is yet another event that heightens Maya's feelings of disconnectedness. ... Unfortunately, Maya mistook Freeman's sexual advances as fatherly love, and eventually he rapes her, destroying any of Maya's feeling of belonging and self-worth. ... (Pg Fortunately, Maya is rescued by the kindness of Mrs. ...
