Sbs 348: Maya Civilization
Course Description:
SBS 348: Maya CivilizationExamines the art, ideology, society, and culture of the ancient Maya dynastic tradition in comparative and cross-cultural terms and from the perspective of landmark archaeological projects, ethnohistorical studies, and glyph interpretation. Studies their respective significance in deciphering the larger Maya life way. Will review recent advancements in Maya glyph translation, astronomy, calendrical computation, as well as the literary, artistic, and historical traditions as conveyed through ancient texts and monuments.
SBS 348: Maya CivilizationExamines the art, ideology, society, and culture of the ancient Maya dynastic tradition in comparative and cross-cultural terms and from the perspective of landmark archaeological projects, ethnohistorical studies, and glyph interpretation. Studies their respective significance in deciphering the larger Maya life way. Will review recent advancements in Maya glyph translation, astronomy, calendrical computation, as well as the literary, artistic, and historical traditions as conveyed through ancient texts and monuments.
Course Reflective Narrative:
By taking this course I fulfilled MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge. I found this class to be very interesting and helpful in learning more about the ancient civilizations of Central America. The professor aided us in this knowledge by showing us real work he did in Guatemala with the Mayan Ruins and helped me realize just how big and mysterious the ruins are.
One way I was able to connect this class with real world experiences was by doing many hands on activities to better grasp how the Mayans lived. One activity we did was look at pictures of the Mayan hieroglyphics and the translations for each hieroglyph so that we could understand what the Mayans were writing with these pictures. At least once a week we did activities such as these just so we could get a glimpse of the world of the Mayans.
By having more cultural knowledge of the Mayans and through discussions in class I was able to better understand the Mayan people and realized that they are not a barbaric civilization, but in reality, a very intelligent and hard-working society that we know little to nothing about. It made realize how many more civilizations there are that we need to get to know better to understand how they lived; like the indigenous groups of South America.
Attached below is a sample of the translation from the hieroglyphs that we did in class:
By taking this course I fulfilled MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge. I found this class to be very interesting and helpful in learning more about the ancient civilizations of Central America. The professor aided us in this knowledge by showing us real work he did in Guatemala with the Mayan Ruins and helped me realize just how big and mysterious the ruins are.
One way I was able to connect this class with real world experiences was by doing many hands on activities to better grasp how the Mayans lived. One activity we did was look at pictures of the Mayan hieroglyphics and the translations for each hieroglyph so that we could understand what the Mayans were writing with these pictures. At least once a week we did activities such as these just so we could get a glimpse of the world of the Mayans.
By having more cultural knowledge of the Mayans and through discussions in class I was able to better understand the Mayan people and realized that they are not a barbaric civilization, but in reality, a very intelligent and hard-working society that we know little to nothing about. It made realize how many more civilizations there are that we need to get to know better to understand how they lived; like the indigenous groups of South America.
Attached below is a sample of the translation from the hieroglyphs that we did in class:
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