Yes, the film Apocalypto does do a disservice to history, not just world history, but the history of an entire civilization. To allow over 3000 years of history and social advancement to be crammed into two hours of blood, gore, and aerial shots would ignites riots in many of the world’s countries. Yet, we as viewers and consumers have allowed it to be done to the history of the indigenous people of Meso-America. Along with being entertained by these falsities, we have allowed ourselves to become
Civilization is defined as "an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached” (Brown). As I looked at the question, “In reference to Apocalypto and other sources, how true is it to say that civilization did not exist in the Pre-Columbian Period?” I most certainly believe that civilization did exist in Pre-Columbian Period according to the movie Apocalypto and other references but, what civilizations did exist and how can we know they had