Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Research Project Part One: Go to the source!


There are so many mysteries around the ancient Mesoamerican cultures and their myths:  Why did they choose to sacrifice their lives?  What was the real purpose of the game known as "tlatchli"?  How do these ancient cultures remain alive to this day?

For this project, you will choose a specific research topic connecting to these cultures and their myths.  You will write an original research question to guide your study.  You will find a number of reliable research sources.  Finally, you will use researched information and images to create an original presentation on your topic.  We will work on this project over several weeks, one step at a time!

Step One:  Topic, Questions, and Sources

 By now, you should have chosen your research topic.  You should have just one specific topic.  You should have at least three specific research questions about this topic.  Then, you will search for at least three reliable research sources about your topic.

Your assignment for today is to submit a comment below stating your research topic, your three research questions, and the title and links to your two research sources (Wikipedia does not count!).

Click in the box under "Post a Comment" below to type and submit your comment.  This assignment is worth ten points, and you cannot go on to the next step until you complete this step.

Remember to include:

1) Your topic
2) Your three research questions
3) Your three research sources -- title and links

If you finish early: Start taking notes on the answers to your research questions in your notebook.

44 comments:

  1. post 1)your name
    2) your topic
    3)three research questions
    4)three research sources

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  2. gods
    how did mictlantecuhtli became king of the death
    why do the bad spirets go their
    was he able to become a good god
    http://www.worldcat.org/title/illustrated-dictionary-of-the-gods-and-symbols-of-ancient-mexico-and-the-maya/oclc/59601185 how he became a king
    http://pagansofcolor.tumblr.com/post/30668748178/mictlantecuhtli-is-ruler-over-mictlan-the-lowest why did the bad spirits went with him
    Alexis G -

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  3. chris s.
    per:3

    Right there question:
    Question: who is hun came
    Answer:he is on of the kings of the underworld
    Source:the text

    Between the lines:
    Question:who is his brother.
    Answer:his brother is vucub came
    Source:the text

    In my head:
    Question:what does xibalba mean
    Answer:it means a place of fear.
    Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xibalba

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  4. Emily Garcia
    Creation Of The Sun, Moon, And People (Aztec)
    Why was tecciztecatl become the moon?
    Was Tecciztecatl scared when he jumped into the fire?
    When did he trun into the moon?

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  5. Suzette R.

    Topic
    Mictlantecuhtil

    Three Research Questions
    Who is Mictlantecuhtil?
    Did he have a wife? Yes, he had a wife and her name is Mictlancihuatl.

    what is the meaning of Mictlantecuhtli and how was he? Mictlantecuhtli means "Lord of Mictlan" in Aztec mythology and was a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan.

    Were did Mictlantecuhtil lived? Mictlantecuhtil lived in Mexico.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mictlantecuhtli
    http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Mictlantecuhtli.html
    http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/aztec-mythology.php?deity=MICTLANTECUHTLI




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  6. Guadalupe I


    Tecciztecalt



    Why he was the god of the snails?
    why was he proud?
    why he became the god of the moon?

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  7. Fernando R
    Tlachtli
    1) What is tlachli ?
    http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-ball-game.html

    2)why is tlachli a sacred ball game?
    http://www.puertovallarta.net/fast_facts/sacred-aztec-ball-game.php

    3)how many deaths were caused because of tlachtli?
    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597466/tlachtli

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  8. Fernando R
    Tlachtli
    1) What is tlachli ?
    http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-ball-game.html

    2)why is tlachli a sacred ball game?
    http://www.puertovallarta.net/fast_facts/sacred-aztec-ball-game.php

    3)how many deaths were caused because of tlachtli?
    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597466/tlachtli

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  9. manny A
    xbalanuqe
    how was he a clever hero.?
    how good of a ball player was he?.
    what kind of hero was he?
    research sources;
    1.Hero Twins http://www.mythweb.com/teachers/why/other/hero_twins.html
    2.moon god http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/mast-mayan.png
    3.maya hero
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Hero_Twins

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    Replies
    1. manny a
      xbalanque
      3'hero twins of the ancient myth http://www.lindakreft.com/herotwins.html

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  10. armando bernal
    how did they find out about mictantecuhili
    how did he become the god of the dead

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  11. Name: First name Last initial

    Topic: Nanautzin

    3 Research Questions
    1)
    2)
    3)

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  12. Cristel G.

    Topic: Hun
    1. why is he a Death king?
    2. why does he rule the underworld?
    3. why is it called xibalba?

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  13. Maria E.
    Topic: The Aztecs
    1- Who are the Aztecs?
    2- Why were the gods important to the culture Aztecs?
    3- Why the Aztecs created five times on the calendar?

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  14. Name: Rosendo R

    Topic: Nanautzin

    1.When was he born
    2.Why was he know as scabby
    3.When did he die

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  15. Miguel G

    topic:Mictlandtecuhtli

    1.when did mictlandtecuhtli catl became the god of the moon?
    2.






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  16. Name: Gwen D.

    Topic: Taltecuhtli
    1) How old is she?
    2) Why do the Aztecs scarifice people to please her?
    3) Why the earth monster Tlatecuhtli is using her body to create the world for the last time?

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  17. CECILIA C
    topic: Toltec's
    Who are the Toltec's?
    Why were the gods important to the culture Toltec's?
    Why the Toltec's were one of the earliest cultures ?

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  18. Name: Gwen D.

    Topic: Taltecuhtli
    1) How old is she?
    2) Why do the Aztecs scarifice people to please her?
    3) Why the earth monster Tlatecuhtli is using her body to create the world for the last time?

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  19. Name:Gerardo D

    Topic:Nanautzin

    3 Research questions
    1) Where was he born?
    2) When did he die?
    3) Why was he known as scabby?

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  20. name: Mario G.
    topic: Tlatecuhtli
    research Questions:
    1. why is tecciztecotla a god
    2. why will they kill the loser
    3.who are the hero twins

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  21. Name: Edgar A

    Topic: Tecciztecati

    3 Research Questions
    1)why was he the god of snails?
    2)when did he become the god of the moon?
    3)why was he proud to be the god of snails?

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  22. name:Higinio G

    1)Tecciztecatl followed her to become another sun. However, the gods threw a rabbit at him to dim his radiance. This is how the Fifth Sun started and how Tecciztecatl became the moon.
    2)

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  23. Name: joel S
    Topic:Tecciztecati

    1)when did Tecciztecoatl because the
    god of the moon?
    2)Ho long was Tecciztecalt a god?
    3)Did the people like tecciztecatl ?

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  24. name:Antonio J
    Topic:Tezcatlipoca
    3 research questions
    1)Why do they call him the smoking mirror?
    2)Hoe those he got to be a god?
    3)Why was he the god of the warriors ?

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  25. raul duran http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Nanauatzin

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  26. jesus flores

    http://www.ancient.eu.com/Mictlantecuhtli/

    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/380790/Mictlantecuhtli

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  27. Edwin Cruz
    topic: Tezcatlipoca
    1.How did he become a god?
    2.Why was he the god of the warriors?
    3.Why do they call him the smoking mirror?

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  28. Melissa Soto per 3
    Mictlantecuhli
    Topic: The god Mictlantecuhli of the dead and how was his life.
    Research Questions
    1) What is Mictlantecuhli wife’s name and what did she do?
    2) What kind of god was Mictlantecuhli and how was he looked at by his followers?
    3) How was his life like when he was alive?


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  29. Armando b
    mictlantecuhtli
    how did the find out about mictlantecuhtli
    how did he become the god of the under world

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  30. Oswaldo Carmona period 3

    Right there question:
    Question: who is hun came
    Answer:he is on of the kings of the underworld
    Source:the text

    Between the lines:
    Question:who is his brother.
    Answer:his brother is vucub came
    Source:the text

    In my head:
    Question:what does xibalba mean
    Answer:it means a place of fear.
    Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xibalba

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  31. Name: Santiago M
    Topic: Tlachtli
    1) What is tlachli ?
    http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-ball-game.html

    2)why is tlachli a sacred ball game?
    http://www.puertovallarta.net/fast_facts/sacred-aztec-ball-game.php

    3)how many deaths were caused because of tlachti.
    www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597466/tlachtli



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  32. Eduardo s.
    Hunahpu
    1.''Hero twins''
    2. http://www.mythweb.com/teachers/why/other/hero_twins.html
    2. http://archaeology.about.com/od/mayaarchaeology/a/Hero-Twins.htm
    2. http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/mayan-mythology.php?deity=HUNAHPU
    3.Where they noisy when they played ball?
    3. Where was one of the heads placed?
    3. Where they good ballplayers?

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  33. Armando b
    http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Mictlantecuhtli.html
    http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Mictlantecuhtli.html
    http://www.ancient.eu.com/Mictlantecuhtli/

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  34. Jesus R
    Mictlantecuhtli
    1)what did mictlantecuhtli do for living?
    2)did people like him?
    3)how many people did he kill?
    http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Mictlantecuhtli.html
    http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Mictlantecuhtli.html
    http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/mictlantecuhtli/

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  35. Guadalupe Ibanez



    Topic: Tecciztecatl



    Sources

    1.Tecciztecatl – the moon god of the Aztec-http://www.fullmoon.info/en/blog/tecciztecatl-moon-god-aztec.html
    2.Tecciztecatl-http://www.fullmoon.info/en/blog/tecciztecatl-moon-god-aztec.html
    3.Becoming Tecciztecatl-http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/red_cedar_review/v045/45.kolongowski.html

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  36. Edith Beltran
    TOPIC: Mayan Mythology
    RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
    1) Which are the reasons why the Maya civilization decline?
    2) Why the Maya have much in common with other Mesoamerican civilizations?
    3) How can Maya continue with their traditional beliefs?
    RESEARCH SOURCES:
    1)http://www.ancient-mythology.com/mayan/
    Mayan Mythology

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  37. Your Name
    Research Sources
    1) "Tecciztecatl" http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Tecciztecatl.html

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  38. Karla C.

    Research sources:

    Mictlantecuhli
    Topic: The god Mictlantecuhli of the dead and how was his life.
    Research Questions
    1) What is Mictlantecuhli wife’s name and what did she do?
    2) What kind of god was Mictlantecuhli and how was he looked at by his followers?
    3) How was his life like when he was alive?

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  39. Cecilia c

    Quetzalcoatl

    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/487168/Quetzalcoatl

    http://www.pantheon.org/articles/q/quetzalcoatl.html

    http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Quetzalcoatl.html

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  40. Name:Araceli Lara

    Topic:Tecciztecatl

    Three research questions
    1)why is tetecciztecatl a god?

    2)how did he became a god of the moon?

    3)why would he be proud an attractive?

    " tecciztecatl" http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Tecciztecatl.html

    "tecciztecatl" http://www.fullmoon.info/en/blog/tecciztecatl-moon-god-aztec.html

    "tecciztecatl" http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tecciztecatl.html

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  41. Karla C.

    1) "mictlatecuhtli"http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Mictlantecuhtli.html

    2)"mictlatecuhtli"http://www.ancient.eu.com/Mictlantecuhtli/

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  42. raul duran
    Nanautzin
    The research sources:
    1.) http://www.amoxtli.org/cuezali/suns.html
    2.)http://archaeology.about.com/od/Aztec-Religion/a/Aztec-Creation-Myth.htm
    3.)http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Tecciztecatl.html

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  43. joel santiago
    tecciztecatl

    http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/Tecciztecatl.html

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