What part of Spain did the conquistadors come from? What countries make up Mesoamerica? Where were the Aztecs from originally? What countries were part of the Mexican Empire? What were the Spanish explorers called? What modern day countries were the Incas?
The reason I bring this up is because the street we lived on – Lindley Terrace – on one end, some of the houses had a steep gradient on the backside – I mean really steep!!! However, the houses were built on a predominantly flat surface. The house my parents bought was on one ...
In honour of Jodie Whittaker taking over the role as the Thirteenth Doctor we started to re-watch some Doctor Who stories involving female Time Lords or, at least, female Gallifreyans. We started with Susan in “The Aztecs” and we were on Rodan in “The Invasion of Time” until I took...
The Aztecs were people who settled in what is today the central part of Mexico. Based on archaeological findings, the Aztec civilization existed from the late 13th century through the early 16th century. The Aztecs lived in city-states. In 1427, three city-states combined to form the Aztec ...
The avocado tree was called a "testicle tree" by the Aztecs because its fruit hangs in pairs on the tree, resembling the male testicles. Its aphrodisiac value is based on this resemblance. Bananas In addition to the phallic shape of the banana itself, the banana flower also has a phallic ...
These print jobs were terminated and all is back to normal. See also: Link Dystaxia unaware of the true reason why my laptop has been slowed to 10 minutes per operation, "spoolsv.exe" persists through my anti-virus scans and stops normal operation in order to re-boot--also with windows...
Chihuahuas are descendants of an ancient dog from the Toltec Empire, called the Techichi dog. The ancestors of the Chihuahua were originally bred for various purposes, such as companionship, religious ceremonies, rituals, and even for food. However, modern Chihuahuas are bred solely for companions...
many readers may not know that I have a degree in Linguistics. I’ve studied 7 languages, including two indigenous languages, Nahuatl–the language of the Aztecs, and Miwok. Studying indigenous languages is a revolutionary act, especially because ofthe abhorrent relationshipbetween Native Americans ...
rubberizing fabric was not a new one; indeed, many pre-Columbian peoples in Central and South America like the Aztecs painted natural latex rubber onto fabric to waterproof it without needing any fancychemists degree to figure it out. Your parents must be soooo proud of your “invention” son...
s certainly the only one with a conflict that looks suspiciously like that between the Aztecs and Spain’s New World empire but with vampires and wizards, and there are few whose ecosystems have a high concentration of dinosaurs. But its existence partly averts one of the biggest traps ...