San Bartolo Mural
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San Bartolo Mural - Backstory
The Maya erected a domed building that within its interior are one-of-a-kind murals, painted with beautiful and bright colors. The murals are complex mythological scenes relating to the Maize God and the creation of the world, as well as the enthronement of a sovereign, which is part of the historical process of the Maya. The outside of the building is decorated with stucco masks flanking the stairways and entrance to the site. Of all the buildings, the Pyramid of the Paintings is far and away the most complex and showcases, through its murals, a long tradition of painting and story telling.
The Maya erected a domed building that within its interior are one-of-a-kind murals, painted with beautiful and bright colors. The murals are complex mythological scenes relating to the Maize God and the creation of the world, as well as the enthronement of a sovereign, which is part of the historical process of the Maya. The outside of the building is decorated with stucco masks flanking the stairways and entrance to the site. Of all the buildings, the Pyramid of the Paintings is far and away the most complex and showcases, through its murals, a long tradition of painting and story telling.
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Test 5: Maya Astronomy
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MAYA SCIENCE: Astronomy
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Maya Society & Power
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STUDY GUIDE
TEST 4 - 19 MARCH 2019 |
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governance + leadership + society
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LEADERHSIP
K'inich Janaab' King Pakal (March 23, 603 - August 28, 683) was ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. During his 68 year reign, Pakal was responsible for the construction or extension of some of Palenque's most notable surviving inscriptions and monumental architecture. - Commanded the army - Controlled the taxes (money) - Guided the constructions (buildings) - Performed bloodletting (religion) - Ruled for 68 years - Had a great tomb built (sarcophagus -tomb) - Buried in Temple of Inscriptions |
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Study Guide Test 3
environment + development
Test 3 will be on Day 5 - FRIDAY 1st March 2019
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Study Guide Test 2- Archaic and Olmec Societies
Test#2 will be on Day 2 (Tuesday 12th February 2019). It will focus on the Archaic period in MesoAmerica (see first three slides below). It will also cover the Olmec Civilisation, see the next three slides and the video attached below. Finally it will cover the three periods of the Maya, the timeline (pre-classic, classic and post-classic). In class we will discuss and develop it in our notebooks (study your notebook Maya periods timeline).
Click on image to see Olmec video
Project instructions:
1. The teacher will give you a 11 x 17 inch paper. Fold it in half.
2. On the cover create your own design with the words From The First Americans To The Olmecs and put your NAME, CLASS and DATE on the front also. You can use drawings, pictures related to the topic on your cover.
3. On the back cover draw/ print and map featuring 5 key sites or important pieces of evidence from the time period.
4. The centrefold is for your TIMELINE (see below how you can divide the three major periods - First Americans, Archaic and Olmec). You must place at least 3 significant items (evidence) or characteristics for each period to complete your timeline.
5. GRADING Rubric: Neatness, Creativity, Accurate Information, and Design
Cover Page = 10 points
Back Cover = 10 points
Inside Centerfold = 10 points for each period
Total points = 50
1. The teacher will give you a 11 x 17 inch paper. Fold it in half.
2. On the cover create your own design with the words From The First Americans To The Olmecs and put your NAME, CLASS and DATE on the front also. You can use drawings, pictures related to the topic on your cover.
3. On the back cover draw/ print and map featuring 5 key sites or important pieces of evidence from the time period.
4. The centrefold is for your TIMELINE (see below how you can divide the three major periods - First Americans, Archaic and Olmec). You must place at least 3 significant items (evidence) or characteristics for each period to complete your timeline.
5. GRADING Rubric: Neatness, Creativity, Accurate Information, and Design
Cover Page = 10 points
Back Cover = 10 points
Inside Centerfold = 10 points for each period
Total points = 50
Settlement in the Americas
click on image above to see VIDEO on the OLMECS
GEORGE PRICE @100
George Price would have been 100 years only on 15thJanuary 2019. He is a graduate of St. John’s College. On this special moment we would like you to write two short reflections (OTHER GRADE) on these two questions:
Who is George Price to You?
What were some of the spiritual values of George Price?
You can ask older people for advise on this question like your parents or grandparents.
Who is George Price to You?
What were some of the spiritual values of George Price?
You can ask older people for advise on this question like your parents or grandparents.
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Migrations and First Americans
TRANSFORMATIONS AND CONNECTIONS: CIVILIZATION’S SPARKS
| human migration AMERICAS.pdf |
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Human Migration across the Earth
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Inuit life near the Artic
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Animals of the Ice Age
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Remains of Naia
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EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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CONNECTIONS
The Great Human Odyssey FILM - CLICK on image to view
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FORAGERS- Early Humans started practiced foraging (hunting and gathering) from around 200,000 years ago . Some of the key characteristics of FORAGING are illustrated on the infoGRAPHIC below.
TRANSFORMATIONS
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DRIVING
Ideas + Concepts + Questions 1. We are Mammals, and Hominids. 2. Origins of Humanity Africa. 3. What makes us Human? 4. SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE. 5. Creativity - its African origins |
Natural Selection
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Mortdecai "Mort" is a very cute and sort-of-innocent mouse lemur from the popular film Madagascar. This is an example of a very small mammal primate, eyes facing forward, fur, and powerful leaping power.
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The 7’1" 325-pound retired NBA legend held a 5" 2-ounce mouse lemur called Fuggles at Zoo Miami in Florida.This meeting of the world’s smallest primate and one of the world’s largest was organized by National Geographic Explorer.
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa
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The OLDUVAI GORGE:
WHY IS THIS PLACE SO IMPORTANT TO HUMANITY? The Olduvai Gorge,TANZANIA, Africa is one of the most important sites in the world; it has proven invaluable in furthering understanding of early HUMAN EVOLUTION . The GREAT RIFT VALLEY that stretches across EAST AFRICA, it is about 48 km (30 mi) long id another important archaeological site of early human occupation. Wikipedia: Source |
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OLDOWAN tool - early technology
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Stone tool manufacture characterized by distinctive oval and pear-shaped "hand-axes" associated with Homo Erectus.
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HOMO HABILIS, probably the first early human species (TOOL MAKERS), occupied Olduvai Gorge approximately 1.9 million years ago (MYA); then HOMO ERECTUS, 1.2 (MYA).
Our species HOMO SAPIANS(LARGER BRAINS) which is estimated to have emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, is dated to have occupied the site 17,000 years ago.
The site is significant in showing the increasing developmental and social complexities in the earliest humans, or HOMONIDS, largely revealed in the production and use of STONE TOOLS.
The collecting of tools and animal remains in a central area is evidence of developing SOCIAL INTERACTION and communal activity.
All these factors indicate increase in BRAIN capacities at the beginning of the period of HOMONIDS transitioning to HOMONIM—that is, to human—form and behavior.
Our species HOMO SAPIANS(LARGER BRAINS) which is estimated to have emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, is dated to have occupied the site 17,000 years ago.
The site is significant in showing the increasing developmental and social complexities in the earliest humans, or HOMONIDS, largely revealed in the production and use of STONE TOOLS.
The collecting of tools and animal remains in a central area is evidence of developing SOCIAL INTERACTION and communal activity.
All these factors indicate increase in BRAIN capacities at the beginning of the period of HOMONIDS transitioning to HOMONIM—that is, to human—form and behavior.
ORIGINS
STUDY GUIDE TEST 3 (1A + 1B)
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HOMEWORK: Due 8th October, 2018
On an INDEX card ( 4 x 6 inches) look up the HIGGS-BOSEN particle. Make three (3) key points on one side and make a drawing of the Higgs-Boson on the other. |
UNIVERSE (13.7 Billion Years Ago - BYA) | EARTH (4.56 - BYA) | LIFE (3.8 BYA)
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and most powerful particle collider and the largest machine in the world.[1] It was built between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and hundreds of universities and laboratories, as well as more than 100 countries
UNIVERSE:
Try to imagine something unimaginably tiny, unimaginably dense, and unimaginably hot. Then instantaneously, bang! — space, time, and all molecular material explode in a manner far beyond what words can describe.
EARTH:
Ever since the Big Bang, the Universe has been drifting and expanding. The birth and death of stars leave an aftermath of galaxies, planets, and even living organisms.
LIFE QUESTIONS:
What makes life on Earth so special?
How do you explain its diversity?
And what exactly is it?
Try to imagine something unimaginably tiny, unimaginably dense, and unimaginably hot. Then instantaneously, bang! — space, time, and all molecular material explode in a manner far beyond what words can describe.
EARTH:
Ever since the Big Bang, the Universe has been drifting and expanding. The birth and death of stars leave an aftermath of galaxies, planets, and even living organisms.
LIFE QUESTIONS:
What makes life on Earth so special?
How do you explain its diversity?
And what exactly is it?
TEST 2 - STUDY GUIDE
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Maya Corn God + Maya Cosmos
Other - Due 27 September 2018
CARGO CULTS - people who worship planes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmlYe2KS0-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbRWu9zwXmQ
DOGON STORY OF CREATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMU7ISwRoU
MAPUCHE CREATION MYTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ii97ss0ps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT0lN2wDKf0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEcJk7s6NPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4MoDIndug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfEaRVaDnEc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmlYe2KS0-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbRWu9zwXmQ
DOGON STORY OF CREATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMU7ISwRoU
MAPUCHE CREATION MYTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ii97ss0ps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT0lN2wDKf0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEcJk7s6NPs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4MoDIndug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfEaRVaDnEc
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ENVIRONMENT strand - Physical Features + Human Factors
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HOMEWORK #3 Due 17 September 2018
classroom Slide presentations
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BELIZEAN STUDIES web 
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The Belizean Studies ICON or LOGO was designed by Carlos Quiroz. It is in the shape of a B, with a QUESTION mark (red) incorporated to signify the emphasis on questioning things as a BIG part of learning and understanding.
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Leroy "The Grandmaster" Young illustration by: Rasheed Palacio What is the Poet's view of time? What are examples of other people's time? |
TIME
by Leroy "The Grandmaster" Young, Belizean poet video: Brent Toombs Published on 8 Jul 2006 a clip of Leroy "The Grandmaster" Young performing at Papaya Fest in San Jose, Costa Rica. 
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Greetings Students,
Welcome to the Belizean Studies class. My name is Yasser Musa. It is my great honour and pleasure to be your teacher this year. This is my 25th year of teaching. I love reading, writing, playing ping pong and eating chocolate. Please share this website with your parents or guardians so that they too can participate in your amazing education. This will be a great year. St. John's college is your home. #WE ARE JESUITS... |
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12 BIG questions
Download slide presentation below - the first week of classes
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