The building of temples and great cities without modern machinery, using astronomy to predict astrological cycles and plant crops and using their language to communicate and measure time are some of the Mayans most notable achievements.<span> During a 600-year period of time, which was from 300 A.D. until 900 A.D., the Mayans made many great achievements in science, communications, engineering and agriculture.</span>
1882 was the year the Chinese exclusion act was passed
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Conquistadors were made encomenderos (holders of the grant ) over the land.
The North had its share of problems during the U.S Civil War. Late in the war, when victories are few and casualties are high, the Union employed conscription to alleviate manpower shortages. Of course, conscription did not proceed well and it did not sit well with the general public. There is so much evasion and resistance to the draft, leading to violent draft riots in New York.
The Spartan government was by a small group of people-the vast majority of citizens could only vote yes or no the questions put to it. Most of the decisions were made by a small group of ephors (high ranking magistrates) constrained by the constitution of Lycurgus and the two kings.
