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Mayan Religion, Sacrifice, and Warfare Explained

Explore the interconnected roles of religion, human sacrifice, and warfare in ancient Mayan civilization, from the Preclassic period through the Classic Period collapse.

Anthropology

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Industrial, transportation, and waste pollution causes

Global pollution has increased significantly over the last few decades. Rapidly growing population, increasing consumption and demands have resulted in rapid industrialization and aggressive production strategies with very little concern for long-term environmental impacts.

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Yellow dust storms in Northeast Asia: causes, sources, and health effects

Yellow Dust is a name given to a seasonal phenomenon in Northeast Asia that comes in the form of string winds that carry sand and dust particles over long distances and cause major health hazards.

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Political influences on the American and French Revolutions

The American Revolution and then the French Revolution were fought to overthrow the rule of cruel kings and a monarchial political system that oppressed citizens and put undue demands on them. The people were influenced by the great writers of the day to do so.

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Neanderthals and modern humans: genetic and anatomical evidence of coexistence

Human evolution is the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens as a species that can be distinguished from other hominids, great apes, and mammals.

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1,651 words

Education and soil conservation in modern environmentalism

Soil conservation is currently an essential concept in the field of environmentalism and it is important for the masses to gain a more complex understanding concerning the role they can play in preserving soil.

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Renewable energy sources and reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the United States

In terms of total use in the year 2010, the United States was the second largest consumer of energy (Barr, 2012). After Canada and a couple of small nations, the United States comes at the seventh position in the per capita energy consumption (World Resources Institute, 2001).

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886 words

Archaeological contributions to contemporary and future societies

Archaeology is the study of human society, the way we live today and they way people lived in the past. It is the study and recovery of materials from the past, materials and other data that have been left behind by previous generations (Sabloff, 1-152).

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How meteorology developed from ancient Greek mythology to modern science

Weather is one of those magical subjects that almost everyone feels comfortable talking about no matter where they and no matter to whom they are speaking. It affects one's mood in both a negative and positive fashion and its effects have been felt throughout history.

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The biological species concept and contemporary extinction risk

Gould's and Mayr's biological species concept, as presented by Stamos (2008). According to these scientists and to this species concept, two populations are termed as belonging to the same species if they are capable of interbreeding.

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