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Mayan History

The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, El Salvador, and northern Belize.

Building on the inherited inventions and ideas of earlier civilizations such as the Olmec, the Mayans developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. The Mayans were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories, all built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers, clearing large sections of tropical rain forest and, where groundwater was scarce, building sizable underground reservoirs for the storage of rainwater. The Mayans were equally skilled as weavers and potters, and cleared routes through jungles and swamps to foster extensive trade networks with distant peoples.

Many people believe that the ancestors of the Mayans crossed the Bering Strait at least 20,000 years ago. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Evidence of settled habitation in Mexico is found in the Archaic period 5000-1500 BC - corn cultivation, basic pottery and stone tools.

The first true civilization was established with the rise of the Olmecs in the Pre-Classic period 1500 BC -300 AD. The Olmecs settled on the Gulf Coast, and little is known about them.

The Mayans are regarded as the inventors of many aspects of Meso-American cultures including the first calendar and hieroglyphic writing in the Western hemisphere. Archeologists have not settled the relationship between the Olmecs and the Mayans, and it is a mystery whether the Mayans were their descendants, trading partners, or had another relationship. It is agreed that the Mayans developed a complex calendar and the most elaborate form of hieroglyphics in America, both based on the Olmec's versions.

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Mayan History

The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, El Salvador, and northern Belize.

Building on the inherited inventions and ideas of earlier civilizations such as the Olmec, the Mayans developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. The Mayans were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories, all built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers, clearing large sections of tropical rain forest and, where groundwater was scarce, building sizable underground reservoirs for the storage of rainwater. The Mayans were equally skilled as weavers and potters, and cleared routes through jungles and swamps to foster extensive trade networks with distant peoples.

Many people believe that the ancestors of the Mayans crossed the Bering Strait at least 20,000 years ago. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Evidence of settled habitation in Mexico is found in the Archaic period 5000-1500 BC - corn cultivation, basic pottery and stone tools.

The first true civilization was established with the rise of the Olmecs in the Pre-Classic period 1500 BC -300 AD. The Olmecs settled on the Gulf Coast, and little is known about them.

The Mayans are regarded as the inventors of many aspects of Meso-American cultures including the first calendar and hieroglyphic writing in the Western hemisphere. Archeologists have not settled the relationship between the Olmecs and the Mayans, and it is a mystery whether the Mayans were their descendants, trading partners, or had another relationship. It is agreed that the Mayans developed a complex calendar and the most elaborate form of hieroglyphics in America, both based on the Olmec's versions.

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I learned that where water was hard to find, the ancient Maya built reservoirs to store rainwater for drinking.

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The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas; and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. This concentration showed that the Maya remained relatively secure from invasion by other Mesoamerican peoples.

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The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas; and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. This concentration showed that the Maya remained relatively secure from invasion by other Mesoamerican peoples.

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i learned that the kukulcan is more that 1,000 years old.

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They lived in Mesoamerica

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Some Maya still live in the same houses as Ancient Maya

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The ancient Maya were ahead of their time in writing, art, and science. They built temples, pyramids, and palaces.  They cut down trees and plants and burned them, the ash from the fires gave the soil and nutrients so corn, squash, and other crops can be grown. When the Maya became skilled farmers, groups of people settled in villages which sometimes grew into cities and city-states.

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The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas; and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. This concentration showed that the Maya remained relatively secure from invasion by other Mesoamerican peoples.

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it took thousands of ancient Maya workers to build a pyramid

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I learned that maya was excellent farmers and somebody was king at age of 12 years out and water was hard to find maya people lived in the jungle

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I learned that the Maya's were not formed too long ago, in which they ended about 500 years ago. I'd also learned that they were excellent farmers and found a way to make swamps useful.

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that there civilization ended 500 years ago

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-I learned when water was hard to find the ancient maya built reservoirs to store rainwater for drinking.
-Many of the greatest achievements of the Mayas date from the Classic period (about 300 to 900 C.E.).
-Not all Mayan groups shared the same language. Instead, they spoke related dialects. Today, about four million Mesoamericans still speak one of thirty or so Mayan dialects

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One thing that I learned is that the Maya's also lived in the mountains. now those mountains are called the highlands. one other thing that I learned was that some Maya people still live in houses almost exactly like the houses built more that 1,000 years ago. one other thing that I learned was that the Maya people usually burry the people who die in their family under their houses.

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Kayla Smith- Ancient Maya's civilization ended about 500 years ago. The ancient  Maya often buried the dead under their houses. 

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Kayla Smith- Ancient Maya's civilization ended about 500 years ago. The ancient  Maya often buried the dead under their houses. 

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More than 2,300 years ago the ancient Maya lived in jungles of what is now southern Mexico and Central America

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The ancient Maya lived in Mesoamerica, which includes countries that are now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.

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I learned that the mayas lived in the jungle. They were excellent farmers.

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but even with all there suggests, the ancient Maya citizens ended about 500 years ago.

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Palenque was known as the Red City because all of its buildings were painted red at one time.

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Where water was hard to find, the Maya's built reservoirs to store rainwater for drinking.
The Mayans played a ball game that had a religious meaning. Two teams played a game with a large ball court with sloped sides. The losers were killed and offered to the gods as a gift to the gods.

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i learned that the ancient Maya were a head of there time in art, writing, and science. the ancient Maya lived in Mesoamerica. mesoamerica was made of rain, mountains, forest, and coasts. ancient Maya were good farmers. Tikal was one of the greatest ancient Maya city.