FROM THE ONLINE MOVIE
(about the Aztecs)
Narrator: "...had huge pyramids topped with temples,
where sacrifices:
anmials, vegetables, minerals, and humans
were offered to the Aztec gods.
The Aztecs were a very religious people..."
FROM THE ONLINE LESSON
After you watch the movie
(about the Mayans),
answer the following questions.
1. How did religion benefit the Maya?
1. The Maya's religious beliefs helped establish order in their lives and explained the forces of nature.
2. The Maya recorded astronomical data, created a hieroplyphic writing system, and used a
complex system of mathematics.
CONCLUSION:
THANKFULLY, THE LESSON DOES MENTION THAT THE AZTECS PERFORMED HUMAN SACRIFICES, BUT IT IS TROUBLING THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED SORT OF AFTER THE FACT. "animals, vegetables, minerals, and humans." BUT SHOULDN'T SOMETHING AS HORRIFYING AND DESPICABLE AS OH, I DON'T KNOW, HUMAN SACRIFICE BE THE FIRST THING MENTIONED? YA THINK? I ALSO LOVE THE VAGUE GENERALIZATION THAT FOLLOWS, "The Aztecs were a very religious people." MIGHT THAT POSSIBLY PLACE THEM IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS OTHER "VERY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE." LIKE ORTHODOX JEWS, AND CHRISTIANS? A LITTLE DISCERNMENT, PLEASE?
AND A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IN THE ONLINE LESSON ABOUT THE MAYANS ONLY ASKS, "How did religion benefit the Maya?" ANSWER: IT "helped the Maya establish order in their lives." YEAH, MURDERING PEOPLE SURE ESTABLISHES ORDER, NOW DOESN'T IT? NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR BRUTALITY? REALLY? SHEESH.
(about the Aztecs)
Narrator: "...had huge pyramids topped with temples,
where sacrifices:
anmials, vegetables, minerals, and humans
were offered to the Aztec gods.
The Aztecs were a very religious people..."
FROM THE ONLINE LESSON
After you watch the movie
(about the Mayans),
answer the following questions.
1. How did religion benefit the Maya?
2. Why was the Mayan civilization considered advanced?
1. The Maya's religious beliefs helped establish order in their lives and explained the forces of nature.2. The Maya recorded astronomical data, created a hieroplyphic writing system, and used a
complex system of mathematics.
CONCLUSION:
THANKFULLY, THE LESSON DOES MENTION THAT THE AZTECS PERFORMED HUMAN SACRIFICES, BUT IT IS TROUBLING THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED SORT OF AFTER THE FACT. "animals, vegetables, minerals, and humans." BUT SHOULDN'T SOMETHING AS HORRIFYING AND DESPICABLE AS OH, I DON'T KNOW, HUMAN SACRIFICE BE THE FIRST THING MENTIONED? YA THINK? I ALSO LOVE THE VAGUE GENERALIZATION THAT FOLLOWS, "The Aztecs were a very religious people." MIGHT THAT POSSIBLY PLACE THEM IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS OTHER "VERY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE." LIKE ORTHODOX JEWS, AND CHRISTIANS? A LITTLE DISCERNMENT, PLEASE?
AND A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IN THE ONLINE LESSON ABOUT THE MAYANS ONLY ASKS, "How did religion benefit the Maya?" ANSWER: IT "helped the Maya establish order in their lives." YEAH, MURDERING PEOPLE SURE ESTABLISHES ORDER, NOW DOESN'T IT? NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR BRUTALITY? REALLY? SHEESH.
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