Compare And Contrast Aztecs And Mayans

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The article only slightly shifted my view of ancient Babylonia. It is not incredibly shocking that Babylonians were better astronomers than Europeans because other “primitive” cultures have shown that they were extremely advanced in aspects of astronomy. Many times cultures are labeled as less advanced than Western cultures, because they have a different standard of living. Both the Aztecs and the Mayans had similar advanced ways to chart the stars that were much more exact and longstanding than European techniques. Europeans did not begin to seriously study astronomy till the age of exploration, because they did not find it to be a necessity like other cultures. I think it is very interesting that both European and Babylonian scholars discovered

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