This type of construction and the labor-intensive methods of chinampa agriculture help overcome the main limits to agriculture in the Basin of Mexico: variable rainfall, frosts, and soil fertility Aztec Religion (Polytheistic) A part of the religious Aztec legends is the belief in a hierarchy of gods. According to Aztec mythology, the top three gods were Huitzilopochtili (or “hummingbird wizard), Tezcatlipoca (“smoking mirror”) and Quetzalcoatl (“sovereign plumed serpent”). Below these three gods, those who practiced the Aztec religion believed there were four sub-gods and an infinite number of gods were below these four. Among them were the god of rain and the god of growth. Aztec Sacrifices Aztec sacrifices were an important aspect of the Aztec religion.
Food and Drink Maize, a type of corn, was the Aztec's main food source. The Aztecs also ate tomatoes, avocados, atole (a type of porridge), tortillas made from maize, and tamales, a kind of envelope made from steamed maize stuffed with vegetables or meat. | | Aztecs also ate chocolate. In their culture chocolate was reserved for warriors and nobility. A drink of cacao mixed with ground maize was believed to provide stamina and was used in sacred rituals.
They felt that human blood gave the gods strength. They believed that the Gods needed constant supplies of fresh blood otherwise they’d wither and die. The Aztec culture originated in the four-corner area of present day Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado. The Aztecs built cities such as Tenochtitlan, which was their island capital. The Aztecs expressed themselves through music, arts, crafts, and sciences.
Religion in Ancient Egypt Heather Christy January 11, 2009 University of Phoenix-Axia College Religion in Ancient Egypt Heather Christy University of Phoenix-Axia College The Egyptian world was filled with glory and splendor. They built grand pyramids, lavish temples, and beautiful monuments. Their world seemed perfect, almost magical, yet full of intrigue and mystery. The Egyptians practiced polytheism, the practice of worshiping more than one God at a time. Inside this practice of polytheism, the Egyptians created some interesting views on life and death.
Felix-Archimede Pouchet, believed in spontaneous generation and published 700 page book which claimed to prove that the life could originate from inanimate matter, thus life from deity. However, Louis Pasteur, convinced the world that disease were caused by microbes and experimented using a “swan-neck” flask, performed at many different environments in different locations, successfully disproved spontaneous generation (creationism) and later his theory became a great influence on modern medicine and public health. Kahn also tried to clarify the difference between creationism and evolution, both based on our religious preference and scientific perspective, and evidence to support both sides of argument. Creationism supports the great creator for existence of this world, from the power of deity and this idea became religious beliefs for many generations for different people. She argues that a scientific theory requires collection of data and
Also, fascinatingly, the witchdoctors would look for omens and try and look into the future by eating mushrooms to produce hallucinations. They would then scratch vertical and horizontal lines into a rock wall to intensify their
(Brown, 2001) Guamanian ALS, first seen in Guam in the 1950’s and 1960’s, is suspected to be caused by the Cycad Cyas circinalis seed used to make flour, although not all researchers agree with this explanation. (Muscular Dystrophy Association, 2003) More recent research proposes a theory that bats, a delicacy of native Guamanians, who eat the nuts of the cycad tree, are cause of high rates of ALS in that country. If this holds true, then an environmental toxin in the diet may cause ALS and further investigation is needed. (Muscular Dystrophy Association Research,
The sinking sun seems to give life to the sinuous shadows, which make a decidedly snaky pattern on their way down the stairs. Thousands of people gather to see this phenomenon, which may have been viewed by the ancient Maya as the manifestation of the god Kukulkán, the feathered serpent. But was the effect intentional, or merely a happy accident? It isn’t possible to read the minds of the Maya who built the structure in roughly AD 1000, but various signs suggest the effect was deliberately created. The most obvious of those signs are the large snake-head sculptures carved into the base of the stairway.
Psilocybin and Its Therapeutic Effects With ritual use dating back several thousand years, psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in a variety of mushrooms, has recently been looked at for its therapeutic effects. Psilocybin was first looked at in the 1960s for its effects on mental disorders, but this research was halted in 1970 when it was classed as a schedule I drug in the United States. A revival in the 1990s had paved the way for researchers and clinicians to once again study the effects of psilocybin. Recent studies have focused on the therapeutic properties of the compound in regards to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Addiction, Anxiety, its use as a brain model for schizophrenia and its positive effects on spirituality. Psilocybin is one of the most widely used hallucinogenic compounds in human clinical trials and studies due to its relative safety and absent risk of addiction.
John Knox Anastacio, McCord 11-19-10 Humanities 1-2 The Everlasting Drug War Throughout history the poppy flower has been considered to be a gift from God. Once the 19th century arrived, scientists discovered Morphine and Heroin. Morphine and Heroin were scientific miracles at the time, but later became a curse on America. Soldiers during the Civil War did not have the medication needed in order to survive. Morphine allowed doctors to perform surgery on injured soldiers and not just amputate their body parts.