Source: Expansionism and Religion: The Fatal Flaws of the Aztec Empire, By Kevin O. Collins. (it leads to various other sources which I used, but didn't write down which ones exactly) Aztecs Sacrifice and Glory in a Lost Civilization, By Aurelio Locsin Handbook to life in the Aztec World, By Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
The Rise And Fall Of The Aztec EmpireA framework from MIT researchers can help businesses anticipate when quantum computing might be useful — and when it might not. Once-obscure technologies can manifest in no time, creating a scramble for companies to figure out how to effectively leverage them for competitive advantage.
Quantum computing, an innovation most can’t define and still don’t properly understand, might be the next obscure technology to have a seismic effect on business. Quantum computing applies the laws of quantum mechanics to simulate and solve complex problems that are too difficult for the current genre of classical computers.
Quantum computing: What leaders need to know nowIn recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and to put them into full historical and mathematical context. The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam gives English readers a firsthand understanding and appreciation of these cultures' important contributions to world mathematics.
The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam“The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn.”
--Alvin Toffler
These days, there is a lot of life to live after the traditional retirement age. The average American life expectancy at birth is nearing 80 years, according to the World Bank. That is almost a decade longer than it was when people approaching 65 were born. Some make it a lot longer.
The Financial Regrets and Wisdom of Americans Over 80China’s military buildup and cognitive warfare strategy are clear indications of its intent to defeat the U.S. and its allies by any means necessary.
Gunner Stockton has spent his Georgia career overshadowed by big-name, blue-chip recruits. Now, thanks to an injury to the Bulldogs starting quarterback, he’s getting thrust into the spotlight.
He’s Never Started a Single Game. Now He’s Leading a College Football Superpower.In the dusts of Iraq, the ruins of the world's first civilization lie buried. These ancient people invented writing and mathematics, and built some of the largest cities that the world had ever seen. Find out about the mystery of their origins, and learn how they rose from humble beginnings to form the foundation of all our modern societies. With myths, proverbs and even some recreated Sumerian music, travel back to where it all began, and find out how humanity's first civilization fell.
The Sumerians - Fall of the First CitiesOn the edge of Western South America, wedged between the Earth’s driest desert, largest rainforest, and second highest mountain range lay a sprawling empire. The Inca through ingenious engineering and strict central planning forged one of the world’s most unusual empires. The largest empire in the pre-Columbian Americas, without a written language, the wheel, or money and one of the only empires to stretch upwards rather than across. In this video, we will look at how the Inca rose to power from unknown origins and dominated their region.
Rise of the Incan EmpireThe Inca built an empire that if placed over the Old World would stretch from St. Petersburg to Cairo. They transformed a hostile landscape into an agricultural marvel and developed a culture with such respect for the dead that corpses were engaging in politics decades afterlife had left them. In this video, we will look at how the Inca adapted to their environment and became what the historians called “the most impressive empire builders of their day.” We will discuss the economic and spiritual life of the Incan civilization before the arrival of the Spaniards.
Peak of the Incan Empire500 years ago, atop the snowcapped Andes, in a still barely mapped continent, thousands of meters above sea level, two new empires smashed into each other, in a historical collision that reverberates into the modern day. Conquistador and Sapa Inca, men from different worlds, will clash. The arquebus and huaraca will meet and Tawantinsuyu, the Land of Four Parts Together will be undone.
Spanish Conquest of the Incan EmpireOne of the major modes of discourse, argumentation can be applied to virtually all assignments involving critical reasoning no matter the subject or discipline. As it involves a higher level of reasoning than associated with descriptive writing, or narrative writing, or expository writing per se, it is crucial for the successful university-level student to understand and master the principles, indeed the concepts that drive the critical thinking skills associated with argumentative writing.
The Principles of ArgumentationA paradox is two seemingly opposite things that seem impossible but are actually both true.
I’ve been interested in paradoxes for the last decade. In 2008 things fell apart for me and I needed to change my mental approach to life. Not everything is in my control. Paradoxes have something of the zen koan idea to them. The harder you think about them the more lost you get – you can only approach these ideas through intuition or acceptance. Part of a mature, wise approach to life is acceptance that I control very little in life, but I that cannot let that sense of powerlessness lead me to apathy.
The most Powerful Paradoxes of Life
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