Lost Civilizations

Mayan Geography

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The ancient Maya civilization occupied the eastern third of Mesoamerica, primarily the Yucatan Peninsula..

Mayan religion – Popol Vuh

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Religious ritual was elaborate and imposing, with frequent festival occasions in honour of the gods..

Mayan art

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Limestone structures, faced with lime stucco, were the hallmark of ancient
Maya architecture..

Mayan Astronomy

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The Maya were quite accomplished astronomers..

Mayan calendar and prophecies

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The Maya kept time with a combination of several cycles that meshed together to mark the movement of the sun, moon and Venus..

Mayan Gods

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The ancient Maya had a complex pantheon of deities whom they worshipped and offered human sacrifices..

Mayan Pyramids in Mexico – Teotihuacan

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Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala and extending into the limestone shelf of the Yucatan peninsula lie the mysterious temples and pyramids of the Maya..

Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza

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Chitchen Itza Pyramids and Temples.

Phoenicians overview

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From 1200 to 800 B.C. the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians lived and prospered on the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine..

Phoenicians history

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another overview, Phoenicians history lebanon middle east Phoenicia Arabic arabs.

The Scythians

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High Plains Drifters (Chris Bennet, Cannabis Canada 🙂

Vikings – Isle of Man ~ Leif Eriksson

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Vikings – also called ‘Norsemen’ or ‘Northmen’, member of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the 9th to the 11th century and whose disruptive influence profoundly affected European history..

Vikings – Isle of Man ~ Leif Eriksson 2

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part 2

Egyptian Afterlife, Coffins – mummy masks

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The entire civilization of Ancient Egypt was based on religion, and their beliefs were important to them..

Ancient Egyptian Science, Alchemy

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The ancient Egyptians had many advanced scientific technologies, with much being found in picture form and in three-dimensional models throughout Egypt..

Ancient Egyptian Medicine

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Ancient Egyptian practices various forms of medicine..

Egiptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti

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The Pharaoh Akhenaten was known as the Heretic King..

Flying Vehicles in Ancient Egypt

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images located several hundred miles south of Cairo and the Giza Plateau, at Abydos.

Ancient Egyptian Texts, Egyptian Books

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all known Egyptian texts and books.

Egyptian Art and Architecture

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For over three thousand years the Egyptians adhered to a prescribed set of rules as to how a work of art in three dimensions should be presented..

Bahariya – Valley of the Golden Mummies

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Bahariya Mummies

Egyptian Dynasties

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Egypt lies in northeast Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Sinai Peninsula and the Red Sea..

Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Education

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The Egyptians began to form a pictographic written language about 5000 years ago, which they continued to use for more than 3500 years, until about 400 AD..

Maatkare Hatshepsut

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Hatshepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Rome – History

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short overview.

Maps and pictures of Ancient Rome

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resource page.