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The Mayans are presented as one of the five earliest civilizations, with science, astronomy, mathematics, writing, pyramids, and a sophisticated independent calendar.
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Jiang says the temple structure had cosmological significance: its relation to the sun and calendar was less about practical timekeeping than connecting with an outer world.
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Jiang says the temple structure had cosmological significance: its relation to the sun and calendar was less about practical timekeeping than connecting with an outer world.
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"...They spread all across Central America. They had science, they had astronomy, they had mathematics that are written in language. They built pyramids. So..."
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"They had something called the Mayan calendar. And it's an astonishing achievement because back then they used 365 days. So the Egyptians were actually..."
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"Well, you needed something called religious devotion, right? Faith. Does that make sense? Okay? And again, throughout human history, we've seen this, right? So,..."
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"They knew a lot about the way the stars worked, okay? So, basically for them, this is science, okay? Today we say this is..."
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"...Egyptians, the Chinese, and the Indians were really passionate about is astronomy and astrology, okay? So the Egyptians basically created astrology. And the idea..."
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"...astrologist in order to divine the future through the practice of astronomy and astrology. All right, and the last thing is alchemy. What is..."
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"...polymath. He did many things. He did astrology. He also did astronomy. Okay? And when he died in 1543, he proposed the heliocentric model...."
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"...For example, they create many forms of knowledge, like mathematics and astronomy. Okay? So this is considered the cradle of civilization. This system broke..."
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"This is where human civilization first developed mathematics. Writing. Astronomy. Architecture, okay? And up here are the Hittites, or Anatolia. Anatolia, again, is extremely..."
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"...gave us irrigation technology. They gave us mathematics. They gave us astronomy. They gave us writing. Okay? Cuneiform writing. They gave us the legal..."
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"...creates new inventions like writing, like legal system, like mathematics, like astronomy. Okay? And that's why Samaria became the cradle of civilization. Because of..."
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