Europeans were introduced to new luxuries through trade as a result of the Crusades.
Most Mayan art was religious in nature. Maya's didn't really care much
for politics, military, or economy as much as they cared for religion.
They were a polytheistic nation, meaning that they believed in many gods
to help them with their everyday life. So, everything they created
artistically had something to do with religion, because it was such an
important part of their life.
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The First Amendment allows Americans to have basic freedoms, including speech, press, and assembly. Without these freedoms, we would not be able to live life as we do today. These freedoms enable us to express our opinions freely.
This is true. Many kings would plan and carry out invasions to gain goods, land and other loot and to expand their rule because many of them worried that another power would get too strong and take over their kingdom, and every king wanted to avoid that because they had become very fond of being king.
I believe they wanted to join the U.S