The border states during the Civil War were the slave states that didn't leave the Union. These states included Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. Kentucky - President Abraham Lincoln considered Kentucky's loyalty to the Union as an important factor in the Union winning the Civil War.
Popol Vuh is also celebrated as one of the most important pieces of Mesoamerican literature, with poetic verses that rival the Odyssey of Greece and the Ramayana of India.
