ASMR - History of the Maya Civilization

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Soft spoken male asmr sleep story about the Maya. In this video, I take you to a tour of Maya lost cities and to the discovery of the main aspects of their civilization: history, culture, architecture, art, religion, astronomy, society… We will visit sites like Nakbe, El Mirador, Tikal or Chichen Itza and try to understand how ancient Maya cities thrived in Mesoamerica before and during the First Millenium, before they suffered catastrophic urban collapse and went almost forgotten for centuries.
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0:00 introduction (rainforest sounds end at 3:00)
3:51 the re-discovery of the Maya and cradles of civilization
13:22 rise of the Maya, Nakbe and El Mirador
20:51 urban collapse
24:49 Mayan languages
27:46 codices
31:00 Maya writing system
33:41 Classic Period and Tikal
44:05 Maya art and architecture
48:45 Mathematics and Astronomy
55:20 Chichen Itza and Post-Classic Period
1:00:19 religion
1:08:13 society
1:16:30 Spanish invasion and colonial times to our day
1:18:22 conclusion and return of rainforest sounds to the end

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Listen on Spotify and other music streaming platforms: asmrdb.fanlink.to/history-of-the-mayan-civilization timestamps: 0:00 introduction (rainforest sounds end at 3:00) 3:51 the re-discovery of the Maya and cradles of civilization 13:22 rise of the Maya, Nakbe and El Mirador 20:51 urban collapse 24:49 Mayan languages 27:46 codices 31:00 Maya writing system 33:41 Classic Period and Tikal 44:05 Maya art and architecture 48:45 Mathematics and Astronomy 55:20 Chichen Itza and Post-Classic Period 1:00:19 religion 1:08:13 society 1:16:30 Spanish invasion and colonial times to our day 1:18:22 conclusion and return of rainforest sounds to the end Patrons can now download videos in HD, or audio only, and watch or listen to them offline. www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer

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I'm from Mérida Yucatán, Mexico. Here the mayan culture is still alive. Greetings to all of you pelanas.

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I’m Guatemalan and this makes me so happy :) the Mayan world was so advance and cultured. I want to learn more but I’m so sleepy :v

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It makes me happy to see an educational ASMR video so developped. We never learn anything about Maya's Civilization in french schools and I never thought it could be this interesting. Thanks !

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Thanks. It is a niche, but yes, some people do like educational ASMR. I made a couple videos about animals and biology (about ants for example) and there is an audience for that. Go for it!

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I've probably watched this a dozen times. So far I've learned the Mayan city-states were united by culture rather than government. 😴😴😴

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[@NathanASMR]

French Whisperer with another amazing relaxing tingly perfect video. Chichen itza is one of the most beautiful places I've been! Its absolutely fascinating to think this civilization once ruled large swaths of Latin America only to be conquered by Cortes and Pedro de Alvarado because of Guns, Germs, and Steel. Trying to imagine what daily life would have been before then would be absolutely fascinating to see!

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They don't conquesd also Pedro de Alvarado make a family in Mayan community.

[@NathanASMR]

​@@albertogonzalez01 Hi friend! With respect, it is true that the Mayan's had largely declined before the Spanish had arrived. They had splintered into several communities ranging throughout Central America. However, the Spanish did conquer the Mayans. It took the Spanish 170 years and a number of expeditions to finally subjugate the Mayan people. The last Mayan stronghold of Tayasal in Guatemala fell in 1697. The introduction of European diseases aided the Spanish, which decimated Mayan populations since they had developed no immunity. The Spanish colonization included forced labor and mandatory conversion to Christianity. Those Mayans who refused to give up their religious practices were arrested and tortured for heresy. Mayan artifacts were largely destroyed and all but a few of their sacred texts burnt. In 1820, the colonies broke from Spain, and the pressure for the Maya to abandon their culture was gone hence the continued Mayan traditions you see in Central America today. Also, Pedro de Alvarado was a well known mass murderer even amongst his peers. Serving as Cortes right-hand-man during the conquest of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, Alvarado orchestrated an unprovoked massacre of unarmed men, women, and children during their celebration of Toxcatl in the city's Great Temple. This single event was exemplar of his ruthless style of command. And there are many other examples. He did have a mistress with which he had 3 children but I would hardly put that in the positive category considering his other atrocities.

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@@NathanASMR remember the caracterystic of a conquer like Spanish or British empire was destroyed all remaining temple and then building a church or a monument, just in this year I read in the news they discover a new temple, there are a lot of buildings like chichen Itza remain unknown until today, that's a proub of the parcial conquest, also the native tongue like mayaa in their differents and variations in the lands, also the Spanish and the British brought exlaves to work in the region. So maybe the history is just parcial.

[@NathanASMR]

@@albertogonzalez01 That is true Alberto. I understand what you are saying. It was a partial conquest in the sense that when the Spanish arrived, many great cities from the Mayan Empire were already overgrown in the jungle. The civilzation of the Maya was not totally lost. And I recommend you read about LIDAR. It is a radar technology that archaelogists are using to explore the jungle. They are able to use this system to detect geographical variations in the ground to determine whether there are manmade structures underneath! They have discovered many temples, and also they discovered an entire Mayan city, hidden in the jungle in Guatemala and Honduras. They were able to see roads and city structures! Thank you for clarifying my friend! Have a really lovely evening! IT is really great to discuss history with you!

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They kinda do, but not very well, and definitely from a white colonial point of view. Mostly “when was Christianity introduced? When did they start to assimilate into to larger white population? How were they helpful in our wars? Etc.” Which is awful, and I can’t even imagine how the people of those cultures feel

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I made a video about that a few months ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5WXfnltZ9qlldU

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[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

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Welcome aboard!

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Thanks and welcome!

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