The Great Zimbabwe by: T.S

The Great Zimbabwe

Location: Africa
Religions(s): the Shona Religion
Climate: tropical
Civilization: the great Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare



I looked at what I believed to be out-buildings and found an object that was of iron. Its use was a complete riddle to me, but it proves most clearly that a civilized nation must once have lived here. . . . No further information about the 'when' and 'how' could be obtained."
These ruins cover a huge area, around 1800 acres, and include large stone enclosures and buildings. The Great Enclosure is extremely impressive. It is constructed from approximately 900,000 stone blocks and the walls stand eleven metres high. From the size of the site some archaeologists have suggested that the city might have had a population of around eighteen thousand people.

Research has suggested that the Shona people built the structures at Great Zimbabwe from A.D.1270 onwards and that the site was abandoned at some time between A.D.1420 and A.D.1450. During this time Great Zimbabwe was an important link in the East African coastal trading. Finds at Great Zimbabwe have shown that a trading network exported goods such as gold, ivory and iron and imported glass beads, cotton, glazed pottery and silk cloth which had been brought along the Silk Road.
Great Zimbabwe has become a symbol of the national pride of Zimbabwe. The word Dzimbabwe is the Shona word for the house or grave of a chief and the country Zimbabwe takes its name from the numerous Dzimbabwes in this part of Africa.


The civilization of Great Zimbabwe was one of the most significant civilizations in the world during the Medieval period. But it was all destroyed. The British people stole their recourses. Their culture is destroyed!!!




Many thousands of prehistoric gold-workings are scattered round the former territory of Southern Rhodesia - over an area, in fact, similar to that containing the ruins10. Some calculations indicate that more than 20 million ounces were extracted11. Exploiters of such riches often prefer not to disclose their source, so it is quite credible that most of it ended up in the northern hemisphere12. In fact, in the sixth century AD, Cosmas Indicopleustes of Alexandria13 referred to gold acquired by trade with southeast Africa (where "winter occurred during northern hemisphere summer"); so did Masudi and Ibn Al Wardy in the tenth century - when it was apparently being exported from an Arab trading post at Sofala (on the coast, east of the Zimbabwe Ruins: the modern resort there still carries the old name). That gold could easily have been first detected in alluvial mud at the mouth of the Zambezi river, and perhaps also in the Sabi.
These people were very rich people.




















Location: Africa
Religions(s): the Shona Religion
Climate: tropical
Civilization: the great Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare



I looked at what I believed to be out-buildings and found an object that was of iron. Its use was a complete riddle to me, but it proves most clearly that a civilized nation must once have lived here. . . . No further information about the 'when' and 'how' could be obtained."
These ruins cover a huge area, around 1800 acres, and include large stone enclosures and buildings. The Great Enclosure is extremely impressive. It is constructed from approximately 900,000 stone blocks and the walls stand eleven metres high. From the size of the site some archaeologists have suggested that the city might have had a population of around eighteen thousand people.

Research has suggested that the Shona people built the structures at Great Zimbabwe from A.D.1270 onwards and that the site was abandoned at some time between A.D.1420 and A.D.1450. During this time Great Zimbabwe was an important link in the East African coastal trading. Finds at Great Zimbabwe have shown that a trading network exported goods such as gold, ivory and iron and imported glass beads, cotton, glazed pottery and silk cloth which had been brought along the Silk Road.
Great Zimbabwe has become a symbol of the national pride of Zimbabwe. The word Dzimbabwe is the Shona word for the house or grave of a chief and the country Zimbabwe takes its name from the numerous Dzimbabwes in this part of Africa.


The civilization of Great Zimbabwe was one of the most significant civilizations in the world during the Medieval period. But it was all destroyed. The British people stole their recourses. Their culture is destroyed!!!




Many thousands of prehistoric gold-workings are scattered round the former territory of Southern Rhodesia - over an area, in fact, similar to that containing the ruins10. Some calculations indicate that more than 20 million ounces were extracted11. Exploiters of such riches often prefer not to disclose their source, so it is quite credible that most of it ended up in the northern hemisphere12. In fact, in the sixth century AD, Cosmas Indicopleustes of Alexandria13 referred to gold acquired by trade with southeast Africa (where "winter occurred during northern hemisphere summer"); so did Masudi and Ibn Al Wardy in the tenth century - when it was apparently being exported from an Arab trading post at Sofala (on the coast, east of the Zimbabwe Ruins: the modern resort there still carries the old name). That gold could easily have been first detected in alluvial mud at the mouth of the Zambezi river, and perhaps also in the Sabi.
These people were very rich people.

Phoenician blog M.R.

Dear Journal,

I’m finally writing to you because I created a new writing system. I developed the first real alphabet, which has twenty-two letters. I adopted it from the ancient Greeks. I bet you that in the future this language is going to be the basis for another kind of alphabet. Through trade and contact with other people around the Mediterranean we can spread the use of the alphabet. These 22 letters are one of the world’s first alphabets.
Sincerely,
M.R

Dear Journal,

My dad, John, is an expert sailor and trader. Many people in Phoenicia are traders. They are expert sailors and trade with countries around the Mediterranean. They set up trading colonies, which have locations in many different countries. North Africa, southern Spain and Sicily are a few. Sometimes I get scared for him because the waters can be rough. But my mom reminds me that we need the money to survive.
Sincerely,
M.R

Dear Journal,

Happy New Year! Now it is 1200 BC, a new year a new start. By saying that I mean that we are going to move. Now we live in Tyre, and we are going to move to Byblos. Both of these places are in the eastern Mediterranean. Many of my family members settled along the shores of the Mediterranean. Maybe in the future some of our homelands will become part of the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires.

Sincerely,
M.R

Dear Journal,

Over the summer I am going to visit my cousins. They live in Sidon which is along the shore of the Mediterranean. I am very excited. About 5 years ago they set up trading colonies just like my dad. They help him out sometimes. They told me it is an awesome job. I hope they will take me to visit some of them. I wonder what they do there and what I will do while I am there.

Sincerely,
M.R

Dear Journal,
I’ve made an update on the alphabet that I created not to long ago. Now in my alphabet there are two types of letters. They are consonants and vowels. Technically they are only consonants, but some letters have to be used in the same way as vowels to make it possible to read the words. I hope that some couture will come along and will make it more modern.

Sincerely,
M.R

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

It was 500 B.C when the ancient Greece started. The history of Greece can be traced back to Stone Age hunters. Later came early farmers and the civilizations of the Minoan and Mycenaean kings. In the period from 500-336 BC Greece was divided into small city states, because of high mountains. In about 1100 BC, a people called the Dorians invaded from the north and spread down the west coast.


Ancient Greece Everyday Life

The majority of Ancient Greek people made their living from farming. The Greek land and climate was difficult to farm. Grapes were usually picked around September and either kept for eating or made into wine.Olives were usually picked by hand or knocked out of trees with sticks. Olives and grapes were a big part of Greek culture. They were used for cooking, lighting, and for beauty products.


Ancient Greek Games

Ancient Greek Games was a big part of Greek culture. Greeks from all over will come to Olympia to play Greek games. Olympia is where they held the Greek games. They held games like wresling, a foot race, boxing, and many different kinds of racing. Their four different kinds of racing , while they racing they wore heavy armor. Whoever won Greek Games will have a day in their honor and the rest will come home as a hero in their city-state.

Greece

Greece

Its 1821and there is a struggle in Greece with the war going on with the Ottoman Empire war. It actually started with a patriotic conspiracy in Oddesa. Its 1829 and the war with the Ottoman war is over. Successfully Greece won. The struggle is over.

Today I am visiting Sparta, Athens, Delphi, Olympia and Thebes. It’s the noon and I am at Sparta. Sparta has a military culture and always is defensive. The don’t like change and are always prepared for war. The males train from the ages of 7 to 30 and can’t go to war till they are at least around the ages of 30 to 60. The females work at home while the males stay in barracks camps to live till the age of 60.


It’s around morning and I left Sparta and I am at Athens. In Athens there are a lot of olive trees. In Athens people are very wise. There are poleis and acropolises in Athens. People in Athens mostly study and go to school. They are known for statues and art.

I left Athens and I am at Delphi, It is so cool the way the Apollo’s temple was built. It is believed that Apollo temple is sacred and that the two eagles’ sended out by the Greek God Zeus ended coming to the temple of Apollo. It is said that the temple was guarded by the mystical Mother Nature and her serpent. Apollo killed the serpent and Mother Nature left. Oracles would predict the future in Apollo’s temple. Delphi was believed to be the center of Greece and the world. The temple was considered the center of Delphi.

I left Delphi and I am heading to Thebes. Its midday and am at Thebes, there rich with religion and legend. It is said that Thebes was a Mycenaean city. During the Persian war Thebes joined with the Persians and when the Persians lost Thebes was punished. In the Peloponnesians war Thebes sided with Sparta against Athens. I am leaving Thebes and heading to Mount Olympia.

I am at Mount Olympia. They have Olympic Games and tournaments here. People say that the Gods and Goddess battled here and the great God Zeus was king of all the Gods. He is very powerful. One battle between gods and Goddess was the battle between Poseidon and Athena. The battled was for the land of Athens Poseidon gave water but Athena was wise and gifted Athens with olive tree.

M.G.

assyria

Dear Melissa,

Hi this is Gurleen. I’m one of your friends from long ago. I am able to write to you after a long time. I have been very busy lately. It is very hot and dry here and I have been working long hours in the palace in the city of Assyria.

It is very tiring and Assyria is still thriving. It had started in the 20th century. I really want to meet the famous king named Kanu. There are many kings and there are some kings to come. I would also like to have a better job, but for now it is ok. I work as the queen’s supervisor.



Yours truly,

G.k

Dear Elizabeth,

Hi this is Gurleen. It is very fun here. The queen is getting her room filled with art. Did I mention I am her supervisor. The art is very interesting. If only I had a way to show you all this art. It’s beautiful and very colorful. Some of the art here is amazing, there are many sculptures here.

I’ve been also practicing my religion. I am Ashurism and Christian. It is differing culture from your culture. Ashurism is one of the first religions in Assyria. I hope you have a nice time in your village. I also hope you come and visit me in the palace.


Yours truly
g.k

Assyria


Dear Imani,

Hello this is Gurleen. There has been fighting over land here in Assyria. This is very depressing for the king, the queen and also for I. I haven’t got enough sleep. So I am very tired here in Assyria and the queen has got me running around the palace. I’ve got to go now, I am sorry. Villages are attacking again. Bye. Write back. Please… thank you

Yours truly
g.k

Dear Sanjana,


Hi this is Gurleen. How are you doing? So when will you come to visit. Now I will tell you about some information about Assyria. Assyria has two rivers. They are called the Tigris and Euphrates River. So how are you doing in your village? Please write back to me. Please come visit any time.

Yours truly,
g.k

Dear Stacey,

Hi this is Gurleen, are you doing okay? I remember you tell me you wanting to know about some geographical features for your research report. I will tell you. here is very Assyria originally consisted of a narrow strip of alluvial soil on each side of the River Tigris. The area was settled about 3500 BC and was dominated by Sumer until about 2350 BC. Write back.

Yours truly;
G.k

Ancient Egypt By:TM

Dear Journal,

Our civilization was starting up; in 1500 A.D. It was finished. But the bad part was I was Getting lost alot because there are no cities where we are. It was a warm Thursday day and it was about degrees. My Dad came home late after Quarry stone and is making a new pyramid. My dad also had to go back into the mines again. I get scared when he goes into the mines but he always fines valuable. Ramess II was one of my greatest pharaohs. He ruled between 1279 B.C. – 1213 B.C. His reign was focused on building cities. He was also known as Ramses the Great. He was the third king of the 19th dynasty. He also constructed many monuments. Some of our arts were hieroglyphs. Some of our writing is heard to understand as it is wrote on symbols and signs.
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Ancient China

Ancient China

The year is 3500 B.C. and I live in the north-western part of China. I love my home! I have an older sister, an older brother, a mom, and a dad. I live near the mountains. These are not just any mountains, these are the Himalayas! They are one of the largest mountain ranges in the world! Even though I live near the mountains, it is hot. The snow from the mountains melts and forms the rivers I live by: the Yellow River and the Yangzi River.

In some parts of where I live, there are deserts. That is also another reason why it is so hot. In the winter, however, the temperature can drop to as low as 50 degrees C! It can be really cold in the winter! China’s lowest point of land is the Turfan Depression. It is called one of China’s furnaces because it is so hot! South of where I live is wet and tropical. It also has a lot of rainforests there. That’s why I like visiting there. It is so beautiful!

My father is a type of artist. He works with the minerals of our Earth. Some of them are jade, bronze, and even silk. Silk is very rare in my country. We don’t want anybody to know because it is very hard to make it of high quality and it is expensive. My father can make all kinds of things! He makes belts for my sister, my mom, and I, and weapons for my brother and him. My brother is going to be like my dad one day. He will make things like these, then sell them.

The religion in my country may be weird to you, but not to me. In my country we believe in something called the afterlife. An after life is the life you have after you die. When someone dies we put all kinds of things in their tombs, such as: jewelry, weapons, and some of their own things. I believe in a special relation between the living and the dead. My people believe that our ancestors are in the spirit world, living with the gods. Our ancestors persuade the gods to bring good or bad luck to people. Sometimes we hold ceremonies or rituals to persuade or ancestors to bring good luck.
Our writing system is very different from the English language. I use logograms instead of letters. Unlike letters, logograms represent words and meanings. Logograms are basically just different line strokes. Many archeologists have found bones from people in the Shang dynasty with this writing on them. This writing has not changed for thousands and thousands of years

Greek Mercenaries By: CAM

July 24, 778 BC Day 1 3:34am

My team has just been hired to escort a horse drawn carriage carrying some sort of package. They did not tell me what it is, But you know what I don’t care as loge as I’m getting paid. They are paying my team ten THOSAND silver shards for this job. Even split that’s two thousand each. And all we have to do is escort a carriage that probably won’t get attacked any way. We are passing a canyon and we should be on the other side by tomorrow. I hope this mission is not too boring I need some kind of entertainment. Its about 35 degrees, this is hell temperature and being in a wind blocked mountain wasn’t help ether. Today is hotter than any other day I’ve ever experience.

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July 25, 778 BC Day 2 6:39 pm

We got attacked today. It seems as if all they wanted was in the package not the money we were carrying. It is Very suspicious. The more I think about it the more confused I get. The men were not thieves either. They may have been sell swords but I am still unsure. This is very puzzling. Wonder what was in that package. It dose not mater, we are passed the mountain and at this point we should be there by the 5th of august that’s only about 2 weeks. So that means we should get our money in 3. The money is the only thing getting me though the heat.

July 26, 778 BC Day 2 6:56 pm

We got attacked again. This time it was in the morning it lasted almost the whole day I know that these people were mercenaries. They were wearing a logo for a P.M.C. company named p.o.w.e.r. I have no idea what it means but I know there after what in the package. Money is the only thing driving me though this. Today was a little bit cooler at about 28 degrees.

July 28, 778 BC Day 4 7:06 pm

Again we got attacked this one was brutal. Booth of the guards are dead and our food is contaminated. I would open the container to see what is inside but you need a key. None of the guards had a key; I don’t even think they knew what it was in there. A storm is moving in and at this rate we will get there by next year. These attackers were not part of p.o.w.e.r. or any other P.M.C. I know. None of this is clear but I know one thing I have a job to do and I’m going to see it though

August, 8 778 BC Day 10 11:37 am

Every day there is another another attack and there getting stronger too. One after another like what in this package is more important then there lives. What could be in here that is more important then there lives. Today they were using weapons I have never seen. There must have been dozens of people just attacking relentlessly not even caring what happens. To avoid more battles we are taking a secret route though a path that no one should think we would take .probably.

EGYPT

Egypt
DEAR JOURNAL In Egypt it is October 12 3000b.c the civilization of Ancient Egypt dates back to around 3000 BC when the first pharaoh was established as ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. Many different dynasties ruled the country over almost 3000 years, but in 332 BC it was conquered by Alexander the Great and so became part of the Greek world. Ancient Egypt developed one of the earliest forms of writing, hieroglyphics, but very few people could read and write. Only a certain group of people were allowed to train to be scribes. Egyptian burial practices reveal information about religious beliefs, including the belief in an afterlife. This required the body to be preserved. We call this process mummification.
Although Egypt was well resourced with raw materials and could produce crops in the fertile soil of the Nile valley, it still needed trade with neighboring countries to acquire things it needed, such as wood and metals.

DEAR JOURNAL Perhaps the most famous symbols of Ancient Egypt are the pyramids, built as tombs for pharaohs over four thousand years ago. We are still not certain about how they were constructed. One of the most important rituals connected with religion and burial in ancient Egypt was the careful preparation of bodies before burial known as mummification. Mummification was a special ritual which was performed in order to ensure that the body of the deceased would be properly prepared for the afterlife.DEAR JOURNAL In addition to the preparation of the body, special amulets were placed on the body to protect it and the body was wrapped with strips of linen. The wrapped body was then placed in a coffin which was decorated with symbols and images to help the deceased in the afterlife.
Through learning about the amulets and decoration it is possible to begin to understand some of the importance of this ritual to the ancient Egyptians. The ancient Egyptians are well known for the large stone structures they built called 'pyramids'. Pyramids were built as tombs for the rulers of Egypt during a period of time that spanned hundreds of years, beginning in about 2600 B.C. Pyramids are some of the most well-known structures which survive from the ancient world. Through looking at these impressive structures we are able to learn about the beliefs and motivations of the people who built them. The ancient Egyptians are well known for the large stone structures they built called 'pyramids'. Pyramids were built as tombs for the rulers of Egypt during a period of time that spanned hundreds of years, beginning in about 2600 BC.

DEAR JOURNAL Pyramids are some of the most well-known structures which survive from the ancient world. They have been the subject of fascination, exploration and study for hundreds of years, yet we are still not sure how they were built. The design, labor and construction involved with a project of this size have baffled people trying to understand the pyramids. Through learning about one theory of how they were built, it is possible to begin to understand what a monumental achievement it was to build the pyramids. Egypt had many important resources within its borders, including precious stones, metals and stone for buildings and sculptures. The fertile Nile valley also provided the Egyptians with good land to farm to produce crops for feeding the population.

DEAR JOURNAL However, despite having many resources that were important to everyday life, the Egyptians still needed to trade with foreign countries to acquire things that they were without. They traded with Nubians Punt countries to the south of Egypt, also with countries in the east modern Syria and Lebanon and with some Mediterranean islands, such as Minoan Crete and Cyprus. Writing was very important in ancient Egypt and was used to record all types of information. However, very few people in ancient Egypt could actually read and write. Only certain people from a particular group were even allowed to train to become scribes.
Through learning about how scribes learned and what they did, we are able to understand more about the importance of writing.

DEAR JOURNAL Ancient egypt was an ancient civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt. The civilization began around 3150 bc with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh, and it developed over the next three millennia. Its history occurred in a series of stable periods, known as kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods. After the end of the last kingdom, known as the New Kingdom, the civilization of ancient Egypt entered a period of slow, steady decline, during which Egypt was conquered by a succession of foreign powers. The rule of the pharaohs officially ended in 31 BC when the early Roman Empire conquered Egypt and made it a province.

CD's egyptian blog

Dear journal,

Today May, 31 3000 B.C. we just established the first ruler in Egypt who now rules Upper and Lower Egypt. There are a lot of different cities here. Some cities are Giza, Medium, Saqqara, Dahshur, Cairo the capital. The city I live in is Giza it is located an in Egypt. Egypt is located in Northern Africa .Today’s climate in Egypt is a desert with hot, dry summers and mild winters. Over here at Giza our religion is polytheistic.

From Chris De

Dear journal,

Today June, 1 3000 B.C. is one of the hottest day we had here at Giza it is around 95º.We just found out that the population here is at Giza is over 1 million people. The population of Egypt is 68,359,979. At Giza we have the most famous pyramids out of the other four cities. It is almost sunset and we are getting ready to sit down at the bomb fire tell stories.

From Chris De

Dear journal,
Today June, 2 3000 B.C. I am in my stone house waiting for it to stop raining. The last time it rained was about December, 12 2999 BC and we had a big flood. Since it is raining I am going to my friend’s stone house. We usual crave at hieroglyphics about our life in Giza. Joe and I are going to travel to Dahshur and see the beautiful
sights.

From Chris De

Dear journal
Today June, 3 3000 B.C. it is cloudy and dry today. Some of my uncles and cousins are building pyramids as tombs. These tombs will be for the pharaohs and their queens. There will be about eighty pyramids when they are finished. The three largest of these are built at Giza. These pyramids will be amazing when they are done.

From Chris De

Dear journal,
Today June, 4 3000 B.C it is really hot. We all have to look for water and food because there is a famine here in Giza. The pharaoh’s daughter died because of the famine so we have to bury her this evening. The pharaoh is picking 20 soilders to look for food. Already 15 people died. My friend Joe was picked as a soilder.

From Chris De

Abraham's 3000 B.C. year old Blog

Sept.11\3000 B.C.
Dear Journal,

Today is my birthday and I’m happy. I can finally write because we just invented a new writing system. Today in Mesopotamia it is raining. This is terrible for me because it is my birthday. Today I traded my old boat for expensive grains. I am writing from my palace and this is it for today.



Sincerely, Abraham


Dear Journal, 9\12\3000 B.C

I am in my palace sitting down bored because it is raining for the second straight day. I was looking forward for tomorrow because it was raining yesterday. All the hills in Mesopotamia are wet. I see grass and rocks slopping down the slippery hill. I’m looking forward to tomorrow so hopefully it won’t rain. This is all I have to say for today.

Sincerely, Abraham

Dear Journal, 9\13\3000 B.C.

I am here listening to a story or a myth about a monster named Nergal. He was a warrior and a underworld god. He used to use plagues against humans. He also gave forest fires and fevers. You can already tell that this god is evil but this is all I have to say for today.

Sincerely, Abraham



Dear Journal, 9\14\3000 B.C.


Today it is finally sunny and I can finally go outside. Yesterday even though it was raining I went to a temple. I saw the corpses and the royal tombs. It was very cool. All the corpses were full of ancient people from other civilizations and also this all I have to say.

Sincerely, Abraham



Dear Journal, 9\15\3000 B.C.

I am watching a war right now. My country conquers new territories so today they are trying to conquer a small village in Sparta. This is a tough battle because Sparta is really warlike. Once our army tried to conquer the Assyrians but we failed. The Assyrians are way too strong but we are strong anyway so this is all I have to say for today.

Sincerely, Abraham

Manuel and his history culture

Year 2,000 B.C

Dear Journal

Day1 It’s about 2,000 B.C May 13, 2009 when the Mayan civilization began. We need to find food and water. We walk for hours for the food and water, and then we found water it the first land that is nice. A few hours later and a group of animals came and try to kill my people, and it work. I like my brother when the animals attack. Well we have to find more land, so until I write again.
From MM

Year 250 A.D Day 1

Dear Journal

They really began to show advancement around A.D. 250 in Southern Mexico, El Salvador, and northwestern Honduras. That person that was writing in 2,000 B.C is dead after the animals attack the land of our people. If you are asking who am I will I am the grandson of the man who die in 2,000 B.C. In 250 A.D the Maya culture was made up of various groups of indigenous peoples who shared a common religion, practiced it’s rituals, shared a common calendar, and to some degree, a common writing system, although the ability to read one type of hieroglyphics. A few people like me can read the writings from all Mayan geographical areas. Just as the Mayas spoke several distinct dialects, their hieroglyphics also depict this difference. Its dark now and I’m getting sleepy, so until the sun comes up I come back again. From MM

Year 250 A.D Day 2

Dear Journal

I will write the culture of the Mayan. This is shown by the further development of their religion, the founding of Mayan cities, the advancement of their sciences such as an in depth knowledge of astronomy, their system of mathematics, development of a writing system, the invention of the calendar, and engineering feats such as the construction of pyramids. Not to be taken lightly is the fact that the Mayans built aqueducts. Perhaps the mere mention of an aqueduct spawns a mental image of an overhead Roman aqueduct, supported by columns. Again it dark, so until the sun comes up I write again.
From MM

Year 205 A.D Day 3

Dear Journal

The Mayan culture greatly advanced. This is shown by the further development of their religion, the founding of Mayan cities, the advancement of their sciences such as an in depth knowledge of astronomy, their system of mathematics, development of a writing system, the invention of the calendar, and engineering feats such as the construction of pyramids. Not to be taken lightly is the fact that the Mayans built aqueducts. Perhaps the mere mention of an aqueduct spawns a mental image of an overhead Roman aqueduct, supported by columns. Although at least one of this types was built and is still visible in the Guatemalan capital near the International Airport, the majority of their aqueducts were constructed at ground level. The use was to bring water to and throughout the city. They were constructed in the form of a “U”, made with rock, and were relatively small. Those seen today just inside the entrance of the ruins of copán are about 12 to 14 inches wide, and about a foot deep. It time for a sacrifice.
From MM Year 250 A.D Day 3 3:00pm

Dear Journal

It’s a lunar Eclipse and in a middle of a sacrifice. Mayans sacrifice for the gods. I think the god of the sun is angry because we did not sacrifice a mortal for him. To sacrifice him we need to cut open the chest and takes out the heart and it still pumps. Then we put the pumping heart into a bowl and cook it for the gods. Then when the body is not in use we push the body down the temple stairs. The journal is complete; I hope the future likes the writing I made. Thank you and I hope you like the writing

From MM