The Mayans weren’t so much interested in booking their next dentist appointment as tuning into the universal rhythms of Life. For example, the moon goes around the earth 13 times in a solar year…
The Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012. Many believe it means ascension of consciousness rather than the physical destruction of earth. Explore the possibilities of an ascended hu…
Pictured masks and Aztec Calendar available for checkout The Aztec calendar is the calendar system that was used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of…
The Mayan Long Count Calendar was developed around 200 B.C.E. in Izapa, Mexico, using data calculated over hundreds of years. The Mayan Long Count start date according to scholars began on August 1…
The oldest-known version of the Mayan calendar has been discovered on a wall among lavish murals in the Guatemalan rainforest.
Ancient gender predictions have been commonly used to determine possible gender. Discover how to use the popular Mayan calendar gender prediction!
Surprise! The world didn’t end today just because the Mayan calendar ended. The Ancient Maya may be best-known in modern times for their supposed prediction of the apocalypse, but in fact, they were a surprisingly advanced culture of millions, inhabiting Middle America (the region between Mexico and South America) for thousands of years. Here are […]
The Mayans were known for their sophisticated culture which included many hieroglyphics and Mayan Symbols.
The Mayan Long Count Calendar was developed around 200 B.C.E. in Izapa, Mexico, using data calculated over hundreds of years. The Mayan Long Count start date according to scholars began on August 1…
What comes after the Mayan calendar? What are you going to do today now that the world did not end?
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Its fair to say that Historically, women have not received the recognition due to them, and that the same problem continues today as women continue to strive for respect and equality, and so in this entry we take time to pay homage to some of the Warrior women of
The Mayan Long Count Calendar was developed around 200 B.C.E. in Izapa, Mexico, using data calculated over hundreds of years. The Mayan Long Count start date according to scholars began on August 1…
The history of the book begins with the development of writing and continues to develop with each passing day. This week we'll explore the book's anc
Our next entry in the Pre-Colonial African Resistance Movements series is the Anglo-Ashanti Wars Of Resistance to British occupation. Prior to the arrival of the British on the Gold Coast, the Ashanti Empire was already an established power on the African Continent. Founded in the 17th Century by Osei
This project takes students through the inquiry process while focusing on World Mysteries. It has two levels of study, one teacher guided and one student guided. Students are introduced to the inquiry process by examining as a class the Mystery of the Mayan calendar. After this, they are asked to choose their own world mystery and go through the inquiry process to answer two questions that they have come up with about their mystery. They must then present their findings to the class and reflect on the process. Download includes unit plan and all handouts. This unit also uses four print resources: Mysteries in History (3) published by Teacher Created Resources History Grades 4-6 Ancient Maya by Lisa Marty. This unit was created August 2009 by Danielle Stinson and correlates with the Saskatchewan Grade 7 English Language Arts curriculum.
