History 110 Project - Mayan Civilization

[GodOfUnbelief]

Thanks, Spain.

[nedeljko18]

My friend,I am happy that Maya still exist today,civolized.

[nedeljko18]

Spanish conquistadors did a great job destroying this blood thirsty civilizations,this is a remarkable historic achievement.

[MeridaMaya]

@nedeljko18 Maya aren't dead. 98% of the entire population of Guatemala, is Mayan. We did nothing wrong to be assaulted by Spain. If it wasn't a sin for Egypt to follow many gods, it wasn't a sin for us to sacrifice. The Jews did, they sacrificed goats and other animals. It was a sin for Spain to kill in the name of God, when Jesus didn't kill! While I am a Catholic with Spanish heritage, I do have right to say they were wrong to do what they did. How dair you?

[lordswit6666]

the movie was "Apocalypto" it was directed by Mel Gibson.. and another thing.. i thought it was just the aztec who made human sacrifices

[MeridaMaya]

@lordswit6666 The Aztecs did on a much grander scale. They literaly, wouldn't stop until they covered their pyramid steps with blood.

[lordswit6666]

@MeridaMaya oh man.. i thought mayans were peace loving people hahaha.. well i guess i was wrong.. thanks for the information dude

[MeridaMaya]

@lordswit6666 Well to a sense. They didn't fight outsiders, but they lived in city-states to capture more slaves, to appease the gods. It doesn't make them blood thirsty, just makes them... sacred. They avoided Spain when they came, but fought when they had to. In short, powerful religious practicers.

[lordswit6666]

@MeridaMaya hmmmmm spain did conquer them am i right? and i also read that they literrally "BURNED" aztecs/mayan in the city square to show that they are "satan followers" because they decapitate other people to appease a false god.. i would love to learn from you

[MeridaMaya]

@lordswit6666 What they were doing is a few of things

2. Bring souls to Catholicism,

3. create wealth for themselves and Spain

Because they wanted more Catholics, Diego de Landa, a Spanish friar took the Maya codices, and lit them all on fire because he did think they were the writing of the Devil. Only three still survive today, so he did a good job wiping out 3,000 years of culture.

[MeridaMaya]

@lordswit6666 Another man Pedro de Alvarado conquered Guatemala, and El Salvador, and he would conquer one Mayan kingdom at a time. The Maya lived in small kingdoms (with different languages) so they constantly went to war so they could capture slaves for sacrifice. After each conquest, a revolt would start behind him. He burned the rulers to silence the rebels. (Before 1000 AD, they lived in city-sates, but do to socioeconomic crisis they kind of had to start over.

[MeridaMaya]

@lordswit6666 (Sorry I talk so much) The Maya were conquered as a nation, not a people. Like in the US, we have Navajo, Sioux, etc., they aren't nations, they're a people. The food is still eaten, the religion is still followed, etc., but the civilization is dead. Say South Africa conquered Brazil. The people are now South African, but they have Brazilian culture. So the Maya are alive, but they live as México, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador, not Mayans like they used to be.

[lordswit6666]

@MeridaMaya ohhh thanks for those facts.. because i also watched a video about mayan culture and in the description it says that the mayan culture was gone for no reason.. but thanks to this i knew that i was the spanish who conquered and burnt them.. thanks

[MeridaMaya]

@lordswit6666 No problem. I'm happy to tell it!

[lordswit6666]

@MeridaMaya thanks really xD 

[subbella]

the Movie at the end isnt fake its Apocalypto

[artepakt]

movie is a fake.. :P

[dewdropinn17]

is that a movie at the end? if so what's the title of the movie??

[methodistgirl]

The catholic church was always full of superstitions. They would

kill their own kind as heritics.

methodistgirl

[Tojajola]

Well done, thanks.

[gracenjon888]

i just felt like i been here...grace

[mistersimpl3guy]

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