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Mayans

The Mayan civilization was spread through what is now Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, western Honduras, and the southern regions of Mexico. The Mayans are well known for creating the only fully developed written language of pre-Columbian Americas. The Mayans were at the height of their civilization from about 300 to 900 AD, although there are still Mayans today in certain areas of Guatemala and Mexico.

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What kind of data did the Mayans write down?

they wrote down things about astronomy, especially about Venus. they wrote about culture but all those books were lost or destroyed. they made books out of strips of bark from the fig trees and coated them with lime and dryed them

Is the Mayan numerical system used today?

While the Mayan number system has a zero, its glyphs for the digits 1 through 19 are not an improvement on, say, the Roman representations. Mayan glyphs are far less compact that are "Arabic" glyphs.

What was the impact of Indian National symbols on Indians?

They mainly showed the people their goal which is to free their country from British and also they encourage them to revolt against the British

What did Ancient Mayans contribute to your society today?

they contributed to the wold by giving up their souls to the people that were down in their tribe as a trodition

they contributed to the wold by giving up their souls to the people that were down in their tribe as a trodition

They developed an advanced writing system. Their history, entrusted to cactus fiber parchment, fared poorly against the ravages of time and Spanish censors saw to the destruction of much of the remainder. However, many of their carvings on stone have survived and provide much of what is known today about their civilization.

The Mayans also were gifted mathematicians who independently developed the concept of zero, and astronomers who deduced that a solar year was slightly more than 365 days. Despite these achievements, the Mayans and other Meso-American cultures failed to discover the utility of the wheel.

Information about the Mayan god yum kaax?

He was a god of wild nature, animals that are important to hunters

What were the purposes of the two Aztec calendars?

To predict planting and harvesting times, early people studied movements of the sun, stars, and planets. They used this information to make calendars. The Aztecs created two calendars- one for farming and one for religion. The farming calendar let them know when to plant and to harvest crops. The religious calendar was used to plan religious ceremonies. An Aztec calendar stone dug up in Mexico City in 1790 includes information about the months of the year and pictures the sun god at the center. I am a zombie

Why did the Maya build observatories?

Some structures at the top of the Mayan "pyramids" are for apparent religious ceremonial purposes, but some structures are believed to be astronomical observatories. Many of the structures are in very bad condition and their purpose is not certain. A simple answer would be that the top of a pyramid is a good place to observe not only the heavens but the surrounding area.

Did Mayan children go to school?

Mayan kids didn't go to school they were told were what to do

Who were the Mayan warriors?

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What did the ancient Mayan ate?

Mayan food was largely squash, beans, maize and chili peppers often combined with meat or seafood.

Where did the Maya come?

•The Maya area was initially inhabited around the 10th century B.C. Recent discoveries of Maya occupation at Cuello in Belize have been dated to around 2600 B.C

• The Maya civilization extended throughout the southern Mexican states of Quintana Roo and the Yucatan Peninsula.

•It also covered some of Central America.

Where did the mayans sleep?

Rush mats, or directly on the ground.

How tall is Chichen itza?

Chichén Itzá Is the ruins of a Mayan city so it cannot be defined in height.

The tallest pyramid there is "El Castillo" at 30 metres total.

How were the Aztecs similar to the Mayas and the incas?

The Aztec and Maya civilizations traded extensively; in addition, some Aztec warriors lived at least semi-permanently among the Maya, because their presence is documented at the time of the Spanish arrival in Mesoamerica. Interaction between Mesoamerican civilizations and the Inca is less obvious, but there had to have been at least some since smallpox decimated the Inca before the Spanish themselves conquered the empire, showing that smallpox was transmitted from the Maya and/or Aztecs to the Inca before direct European contact.

How was the world supposed to end in 2000?

Well yes and no. The theory goes as followed:

The switch from going from 1999 to 2000 was feared to cause computers to crash for the simple reason that computers when storing information in the older systems refer to there date's as only to digits Ex. 1999 = 99 1958=58. the switch to 2000 would cause these computers to frees up and completely shut down witch would have caused massive amounts of important information to get lost.

If you want a better understanding of the complete theory I suggest you search for Y2K or year 2000 problem.

Who built the Mayan temples?

Cats were used to transport bricks. The bricks were strapped on their back then were led to the next person unless they had been domesticated. They also had 5,000 humans in total, 2,500 to lead around cats and the other 2,500 to put bricks on the pyramid base.

Why did they build the Chichen Itza?

The Chichen Itza was built to provide a living calendar that would represent the Mayan civilization and was located 120 km from Merida via federal highway 180 in the State of Yucatan Mexico

How were the maya's Aztec's and Inca's different?

Aztecs and Mayans had pyramids, whereas Incas did not. Also Mayan pyramids where taller and skinny when Aztec pyramids are shorter and flatter.

Why did the Maya trade?

Trade in Maya civilization was a crucial factor in maintaining Maya cities. ... They also engaged in long range trade of almost any other necessities such as salt, potato, stone and luxury items because there was a large need for trade in order to bring such basic goods together.

What type of government was ancient Mayan?

Mayan cities were independent since there was no centralized government. Each city had a king and/or queen that ruled in an authoritarian manner.

Why did Mayan start farming?

Civilizations don't happen (lightning strikes a group of people and they formulate laws and writing and custom) they develop. Any time that people live in close proximity, face common problems, become related by marriage etc. they develop rules or traditions to cover their interactions. These agreed on ways of doing thing eventually characterize that group of people and is their civilization. It gets more complex as time goes on. The Mayans followed this route.

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