It isn't similar at all, in fact, it's very different than any other writing system in the world.
The mayans had a writing called the hieroglyphs.
The Persians invented alphabetic writing, as is ours. Cuneiform is symbol writing.
The ancient Mayans didn't use alphabetic writing. Mayans used hieroglyphics.
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the aztecs and the mayans are pretty simalar they both made a ball game
The Sumerians
2012 is just the year that the Mayans stopped with their calanders, which are what ours today are based off of.
The Spanish were catholic and thought the Mayans were savages and less than human. So they thought that the books that the Mayans kept about their history and their religion (called codices) were savage also. When the Spanish started invading around the 16th century, many of them were destroyed. Only four of these sacred books remain today. The system of writing was retained by some Mayans who converted to Catholicism and taught others in secret. The writing remained on giant stone slabs called stelae, which were similar to codices.
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The Mayans developed a sophisticated writing system known as hieroglyphics in Mesoamerica.
It's atmosphere is similar like ours on earth
it is called hieroglyphics. it is a form of picture writing