13 setembro 2018

Some Mayan Cities Were Still Occupied When The Spanish Showed Up

The Maya city of Tulum, once a major trading port on the Yucatan Pensinsula, was still occupied in the 1500s. While the Maya civilization precipitously declined in the 800s CE, a handful of cities survived and even grew when their neighbors shrank and vanished. Tulum was one such city. A Spanish expedition in 1518 sailed past and the crew was said to be astonished by the city’s grandeur, apparently describing it as “a village so large that Seville would not have appeared larger or better.”

Unfortunately, Tulum could survive 600 years after their wider civilization collapsed, but Tulum could not survive 100 years of European contact. It was abandoned by the end of the century after diseases carried from Europe decimated the population.

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Hear The Oldest Flute In The World

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Success! Final Orion Parachute Tests Completed


NASA completed the final test to qualify Orion’s parachute system for flights with astronauts, an important milestone on the path to send humans on missions to deep space.

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VISIT –> www.all-about-psychology.com/william-james-psychology.html to learn all about the life and work of psychology legend William James.

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Ato de Caridade

Ato de Caridade



Meu Deus, porque sois infinitamente bom e digno de ser amado sobre todas as coisas, eu Vos amo de todo o meu coração, a exemplo de Jesus; e, por Vosso amor, amo também o meu próximo como a mim mesmo. Senhor, fazei que eu Vos ame cada vez mais. Amém.


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