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  • 81Pre-Columbian Maya dance — In pre Columbian Maya civilization, ritual dance had great importance. However, since dance is a transient art, it is inherently difficult for archeologists to find and evaluate evidence of its role. There is little material information left… …

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  • 82World Columbian Exposition — Exposition universelle de 1893 Vue de la World Columbian Exposition. L exposition universelle de 1893, officiellement World Columbian Exposition, s est déroulée 1er mai 1893 au 3 octobre&#160 …

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  • 83Pre-Columbian North America — Pre Columbian means ‘before the time of Columbus’ and refers to the period of North American history before the region was discovered by Christopher Columbus at the end of the 15th century.   The first people to arrive in America crossed over a… …

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  • 84The Columbian — Pays États Unis Langue Anglais Périodicité Quotidien Format Grand format Date de fondation 1890 Éditeur Vancouver Site web …

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  • 85Pre-Columbian Maya music — The Music that was central to pre Columbian Maya culture still remains a bit of a mystery today. On the other hand, many aspects of Maya music have come to light from archaeological discoveries, ancient Maya murals, and ancient Maya texts. It is… …

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  • 86Cannibalism in pre-Columbian America — While there is universal agreement that some Mesoamerican people practiced human sacrifice, there is a lack of scholarly consensus as to whether cannibalism in pre Columbian America was widespread. At one extreme anthropologist Marvin Harris,… …

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  • 87The Columbian (Chicago) — Infobox Skyscraper building name = The Columbian caption = year highest = year end = plural = location = 1160 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois coordinates = status = groundbreaking = constructed = 2005 2008 est completion = opening =… …

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  • 88Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica — The pre Columbian history of Mesoamerica is known through the work of archaeologists and epigraphers, and through the accounts of the conquistadors, clergymen, and indigenous chroniclers of the immediate post conquest period. While relatively few …

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  • 89pre-Columbian — /pree keuh lum bee euhn/, adj. of or pertaining to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre Columbian art; pre Columbian Indians. [1885 90] * * * …

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  • 90World's Columbian Exposition —  fair held in 1893 in Chicago, Ill., to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus s voyage to America.       In the United States there had been a spirited competition for this exposition among the country s leading cities. Chicago… …

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