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This is a family Site and we know many children visited our humble
Cyber Home. We are very careful to select only links suitable to
all ages to visit. We have selected family oriented links, about
art, history, traditions and other general information that might
be of interest.
The
Aztecs the term, Aztec, is a startlingly imprecise term to describe
the culture that dominated the Valley of Mexico in the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries. Properly speaking, all the Nahua-speaking
peoples in the Valley of Mexico were Aztecs, while the culture that
dominated the area was a tribe of the Mexica (pronounced "me-shee-ka")
called the Tenochca ("te-noch-ka").
The
Incas were a distinct people with a distinct language living
in a highland center, Cuzco. They were an ancient people, but had
been subject to the regional powers during the entire history of
South American urban cultures. The empire consisted of over one
million individuals, spanning a territory stretching from Ecuador
to northern Chile.
The
Toltecs expanded the cult of Quetzalcoatl, the "Soveriegn
Plumed Serpent," and created a mythology around the figure.
In Toltec legend, Quetzalcoatl was the creator of humanity and a
warrior-god that had been driven from Tula, but would return some
day.
The
American Indians Although the freedom of their ancient way of
life has been lost, the religion, culture, legends, and spirit of
the American Indian will always endure.
The
Polynesians through a multi-disciplinary effort, recently enhanced
by the contributions of modern Polynesians eager to experience their
past, a picture is emerging of a seafaring culture oriented toward
oceanic exploration.
Myths
and Legends a long time ago, animals weren't animals - they
were people. Koobor the koala was a boy.
Words of
eace Prem Rawat, widely known as Maharaji, speaks with simplicity
about our innate need for happiness. His talks can be seen on the
popular Words of Peace TV series.






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