Essays on Civilization

In his breakthrough book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, Charles C. Mann changes myths about the Pre-Columbian America into scientific facts that nobody would deny.  The book is a discussion about the scientific reality of Native American life before Columbus set foot …

In the wide wilderness of literature, where histories of adventure and resilience, a magic story opens up. Set against the background of the unequal Territory of Yukon, the dog adopted by Male takes a center phase in the trip of self-discovery and survival. As a …

Mesoamerica was home to the thriving Aztec civilisation, which is renowned for its art and architecture. The diverse environment the Aztecs (Mexica) inhabited influenced their society, economy, and system of administration. The topography of the Aztec Empire is examined in this scholarly study. It explores …

Renaissance is a word which means “rebirth” in French. In Italian, it means “Rinascimento”. Renaissance is a cultural revolution in Europe, particularly in Italy which occurred during the latter part of the Middle Ages from 14th century to 17th century. It is the period when …

Nature influenced the development of ancient Greece’s history, culture, and civilization. Greek city-states prospered thanks to their advantageous topography. The intricate terrain and substantial island population formed the particular cultural environment of ancient Greece. Due to their proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, the city-states were …

Usually, creation myths have a lot of similarities and seem to convey the same message. A creation myth is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. There are many different creation myths that have been passed …

The words myths and legends tend to be used interchangeably, but usually myths have a religious purpose whereas legends are the stories of heroes. Creation myths  have commonalities, because they are all seeking to explain the same things. (more…)

The foundation of almost every culture in the world has a creation myth explaining how the wonders of the earth came to be. These myths have a powerful influence over the people’s culture, and the way they think about their surroundings. Creation myths usually begin …

Native American Storytelling November 12, 2012 ENG/301 Native American Storytelling Native American literature is the root of cultural storytelling, which is told through oral tradition, this consist of stories and songs verbally. Native American literature use literary conventions in the root of myth and symbolic …

Dwayne Sinclair 1 Taking Sides paper Prof John Dunn History 1111 02/26/2012 . The collapse of the Maya civilization was a result of environmental factors which eventually led to warfare as a way of coming up with solutions to avoid the inevitable collapse of this …

Cosmic Creation Myth across Culture Paper Kristin Sheffield HUM 105 For decades myths have been told about the development of the world. Each culture has their version of how life began. These myths are centered on creation; how the earth was created, how the sky, …

The Mayans were an extremely advanced Micronesian civilization. They were located near modern day Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula. They were skilled in art and architecture. This is evident by the many pyramids they constructed. This civilization also utilized …

Since the dawn of mankind, there has always been civilizations have that have made a lasting impression on the world. There very few civilizations that have been that have achieved the term greatness associated with it and ‘Mayan civilization’ is one of the rare few. …

Amayrani Mateo May 30,2012 KIPP-2016-NEUSocial Study Mayan Research Paper Did you know that Mayan civilization left back beautiful landmarks they made with their advanced technology? The Mayan spread throughout Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. They Mayans had really advanced technology to look at …

Week 2 Assignment 1 Michael McCue HUM111 World Cultures I Dr. Andrew N Allphin 16 October 2012 •No one can say for certain what happened to the Mayan people, but theories abound and include varied possible alternatives to explain the abrupt and mysterious disappearance of …

John could not believe the myth that has been poured over all the citizens, priests and tribes. He questioned himself as to why he was chosen to discover the false myth. He didn’t understand how he could bring this upon everyone, he wondered what there …

Creation Throughout history every culture has had its own set of values and beliefs by which its people live. Many cultures have developed their own story of how we came to be; how the world came into existence. Although these stories obviously vary, originating from …