Thursday, February 15, 2007

Extra-Credit Viewing Opportunity

On the History Channel:
Monday, February 26, 2007
10-11pm -- Engineering an Empire - The Maya: Death Empire.At the height of its glory, this mysterious civilization ruled aterritory of 125,000 square miles across parts of Guatemala, Mexico,Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. What began as a modest population ofhunters and gatherers expanded into more than forty flourishingcity-states who engineered sky-high temple-pyramids, ornate palacesand advanced hydraulic systems. Where did they come from and whatcatastrophes caused the collapse of this innovative civilization? Fromthe Temple-Pyramids at Tikal, to the royal tomb at Palenque, to thestar observatory at Chichén Itzá, this episode will examine thearchitecture and infrastructure that enabled the rise and fall of theancient Maya civilization.

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