War God in Starry Sky

War God in Starry Sky
Author: Nan Shanyouzhu
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2020-01-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1647960991

Chen Xingtian, the Supreme Elder of the ancient Star Gate. One day, Chen Xingtian suddenly felt that he was about to break through. He wanted to go into seclusion and have a breakthrough.However, who would've thought that someone would interrupt them at the critical moment of their breakthrough? In the end, the fierce battle between Chen Xingtian and his opponent accidentally brought him to this moment, and the Possession landed on the body of a youth who was also called Chen Xingtian.After Chen Xingtian understood the environment he was in, he began to adapt himself to this world. At the same time, he began to practice cultivation anew, striving to reach the same or even higher level as before.In modern times, because of various reasons, Chen Xingtian would always make enemies with others. He first provoked the Venomous Serpent Gang, but he was eventually destroyed by Chen Xingtian.Afterwards, because of his alchemy skills, he was targeted by a few sects. In the end, under the pressure from those sects, Chen Xingtian's power increased by leaps and bounds, and his cultivation increased by leaps and bounds.Soon, those sects no longer dared to offend Chen Xingtian. However, perhaps it was due to Chen Xingtian being careless and letting Zhang Cheng go, causing him to fall in love with the people of the island and attempting to kill Chen Xingtian's woman.Fortunately, Chen Xingtian had made it in time to save his woman. However, Chen Xingtian was also provoked by the island nation's people and led them to the island nation.However, Chen Xingtian's movements were too big, startling some of the island's hidden experts. In the end, under the pressure of these experts, Chen Xingtian's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.In the end, the Island Country sent out their people to kill Chen Xingtian. Luckily, Chen Xingtian obtained the inheritance of the ancient Great God, which was why he was able to kill the Occult Snake.However, in the end, when Chen Xingtian went through heavenly tribulation, he was still messed up by the people of the island. In the end, Chen Xingtian was brought to a new world by the Heavenly Tribulation.

Nine Dragons War God

Nine Dragons War God
Author: Jiang GongZi
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 619
Release: 2019-12-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1647816408

He had seized the nine dragons that defied the heavens! With the Lightning Perception surrounded, one's soul would be reincarnated, reborn into the body of the trash, Lei Nian. What? Cultivation genius? I have the Nine Dragons Stone! Unconvinced? Close the door, let loose thunder!

Paramount War God

Paramount War God
Author: Shi HuangDi
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 917
Release: 2020-06-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1649482418

The War God Continent was vast and endless. The nine forbidden lands were filled with a rain of blood and gore. The Four Great Sacred Grounds had forged countless peerless experts. The mysterious youth who had walked out from the forbidden area. A man. A saber. He stepped on the geniuses and the strong, becoming a supreme wargod. And all of this, from the moment Mu Tian arrived ...

Legend of Sword in Nine Heavens

Legend of Sword in Nine Heavens
Author: Yi ZhuXianCao
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 746
Release: 2020-05-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1649205198

A black fire lifted the mysterious veil of the Great Liang Mountain. An enormous, badly damaged sword that had cut through the ages of the Fiendgod continent. The young man who had lost his memory woke up in a daze. In that world where he could not see the light, he left countless breathtaking legends. Some people said that he was a demon, but he was only a swordsman, a lonely swordsman. 

Own Your Life

Own Your Life
Author: Sally Clarkson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414391285

In a world that's moving so fast, it's easy to lose your sense of purpose. Clarkson journeys with you to explore what it means to live meaningfully, follow God truly, and bring much-needed order to your chaos. Discover what it means to own your life, and dare to trust God's hands as He richly shapes your character, family, work, and soul.

Magical Lion Defying Heaven

Magical Lion Defying Heaven
Author: Liu YiJie
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 962
Release: 2020-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1649759355

In his previous life, he lived alone, and in this life, he created a beast. He refused to accept that fate was unfair and he created his own demonic cultivation method. He wanted to turn the Demonic Lion clan into a Qilin clan that could fight against a huge dragon.

Civilization of the Americas

Civilization of the Americas
Author: Ethan Gomez
Publisher: DTTV PUBLICATIONS
Total Pages: 174
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN:

Introduction There is much more to Mesoamerica than the Aztec, Mayan, and Toltec civilizations. In fact, several different ancient Mesoamerican civilizations had their own gods and religious beliefs. These civilizations included the Olmec civilization, Zapotec civilization, Teotihuacan civilization, Maya civilization, Toltec civilization, and Aztec civilization. The Olmec civilization is the first known Mesoamerican civilization. The name Olmec comes from the Nahuatl word for rubber people, and they were pre-Columbian people living in what is now southern Mexico, in the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. The Olmecs are essential to history because they were the first Mesoamerican people to develop a writing system, use hieroglyphics, and construct significant stone monuments (such as pyramids). The calendar developed by the Olmecs was one of their most remarkable achievements. They based their calendar on 365 days divided into 18 months of 20 days each plus 5 extra days at the end of each year—so it was different from our current calendar! They also used zero as part of their number system, which is why we still use it today! The Zapotec civilization was in the Oaxaca Valley, Mexico. This Mesoamerican civilization was known for using the Mesoamerican writing system and art. The Zapotecs were one of the first civilizations in Mexico to develop a writing system. They used it to write on stone or pottery, but we don't know what their language sounded like because no one left any written records about them or their lives, so all that remains is physical evidence, like pottery with pictures and hieroglyphs carved into it. This type of evidence is called epigraphic because it's an inscription on something else (like a statue). The city of Teotihuacan was a center of trade and politics. It existed from about 300 BC until 600 AD when it was abandoned. The site has been a subject of archaeology since the 19th century; it is now an essential source of information on Mesoamerican civilization, among the most significant early cities in pre-Columbian America. The city is located just north of present-day Mexico City in the state (state = province/county) of Mexico, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of the Federal District (Mexico City). The name "Teotihuacan" means "place where men become gods," possibly an allusion to their belief that their rulers became divine after death. The Teotihuacanos were not only builders but also warriors; they fought with neighboring groups over territory and resources. Their most important military victory came in 378 AD against Xolalpan by capturing its ruler Cuauhtémoc and killing many Xolalpan warriors during battle. After this victory, they took over Xolalpan's lands, including Azcapotzalco, Colhuacan, and Tlaxcala areas, where they established their control over those regions along with other surrounding places like Cholula or Chichen Itza until finally falling into decline due to internal conflicts caused by constant wars between various ethnic groups within the Aztec Empire itself during its final years before being conquered by Spanish Conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés after they arrived at Cempoala Island (between Veracruz/Tamiahua province) in July 1519

Star Gods of the Maya

Star Gods of the Maya
Author: Susan Milbrath
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0292778511

“A prodigious work of unmatched interdisciplinary scholarship” on Maya astronomy and religion (Journal of Interdisciplinary History). Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do today among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This pathfinding book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Pre-Columbian Maya art and confirmed by the current practices of living Maya peoples. Susan Milbrath opens the book with a discussion of modern Maya beliefs about astronomy, along with essential information on naked-eye observation. She devotes subsequent chapters to Pre-Columbian astronomical imagery, which she traces back through time, starting from the Colonial and Postclassic eras. She delves into many aspects of the Maya astronomical images, including the major astronomical gods and their associated glyphs, astronomical almanacs in the Maya codices and changes in the imagery of the heavens over time. This investigation yields new data and a new synthesis of information about the specific astronomical events and cycles recorded in Maya art and architecture. Indeed, it constitutes the first major study of the relationship between art and astronomy in ancient Maya culture. “Milbrath has given us a comprehensive reference work that facilitates access to a very broad and varied body of literature spanning several disciplines.” ―Isis “Destined to become a standard reference work on Maya archeoastronomy . . . Utterly comprehensive.” —Andrea Stone, Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Icons of Power

Icons of Power
Author: Nicholas J. Saunders
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136605142

Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion and mythology of indigenous American cultures for three thousand years. The jaguar and the puma epitomize ideas of sacrifice, cannibalism, war, and status in a startling array of graphic and enduring images. Natural and supernatural felines inhabit a shape-shifting world of sorcery and spiritual power, revealing the shamanic nature of Amerindian world views. This pioneering collection offers a unique pan-American assessment of the feline icon through the diversity of cultural interpretations, but also striking parallels in its associations with hunters, warriors, kingship, fertility, and the sacred nature of political power. Evidence is drawn from the pre-Columbian Aztec and Maya of Mexico, Peruvian, and Panamanian civilizations, through recent pueblo and Iroquois cultures of North America, to current Amazonian and Andean societies. This well-illustrated volume is essential reading for all who are interested in the symbolic construction of animal icons, their variable meanings, and their place in a natural world conceived through the lens of culture. The cross-disciplinary approach embraces archaeology, anthropology, and art history.

Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations

Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations
Author: John Murphy
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622753976

Sharing many common beliefs, deities, and rituals, the religion of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was rooted in both the earth and the sky, the rhythms of the seasons, and the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. Readers will meet rain and sun gods, corn gods and fertility gods, earth mothers who are both creators and destroyers, and even a feathered serpent. Lavish primary-source images of arts and artifacts are paired with text that is both information-packed and enthralling. Readers who enter this pantheon are in for an awe-inspiring cultural journey through the divine mysteries of time and space.