Chapter seven gives a further explanation of the Classical
Era. Although we have plenty of information of Eurasia, The Americas also were
progressing. The chapter starts out with talking about the Mayan culture. Mayan
have been exploited for many years yet they have a significantly large
population. I’m half Guatemalan and I know for a fact Guatemala is split in
between the Mayan culture as well as the Spanish also known as the Ladinos.
Eurasia had many advantages that the Americas lacked. They had domesticated
animal that were used for food as well as labor, whereas the Americas were
limited. In this chapter we learned about the Kingdom of Meroe, which was
located in Egypt and was apart of the Nubian civilization. The Meroe was
wealthy yet declined due to deforestation. While reading the chapter I thought
of the Persian. The Persian really did open a getaway for many and I also
thought of the Greeks in the concept that Egypt God’s and the influences it has
on us today. Christianity added a new member to its family, by allowing Axum to
join. Axum was known as the emergence of a new one. With Christianity marking territory
it made it’s round all over the world including Ethiopia. The Mesoamericans consisted
of Mexico down Central America with t he one common ground of the culture. The
Mayan culture has a fascinating yet independent culture. They have there own ceremonies,
spiritual practices, wring records pyramids and structures. The have been
around for a long time. With colonialism taking over I could see why the Mayan
culture has been oppressed and exploited. The Mayan were independent, advance
and can perceived as a threat to other societies trying to take over. I haven
been
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