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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 Indians were in the Indian removal act?

Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and Chickasaw. also known as the "Five Civilized Tribes".

Why did the Mayas civilization decline?

because the Aztecs and Spanish invaded

What does Yucatan mean in Spanish?

Yucatan is not a Spanish word. The origin is uncertain, but it is thought that it may be a Mayan word meaning: I don't understand you. Others have suggested that it comes from the Aztec language and means: place of wealth.

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What did the Mayans make?

They made corn and other things.They made pots and pans and grew lots of fruits and veggies.

Which explorer explored mexico?

One extremely important Spanish explorer and conquistador, named Hernando Cortes, explored a good part of modern day Mexico.

What religions did the Mayas and Aztecs practice?

Both civilizations were polytheistic. They had their own gods who had their own distinct functions and roles as with the pagan religions of Ancient Europe. The Aztecs chief deity was said to be Quetzalcoatl where as the Mayans of the Yucatan called theirs Kukulkan and the Mayans from south of the Yucatan called theirs Gukumatz

What games did the Mayans play?

They played a game called Po-ka-tok but only the nobles could play. Sometimes they would play to the death. They sometimes used the losers head. You could only use your elbows, knees, and hips and you had to score into a 30ft high stone hoop. Sometimes the first one to score was the winner because the games lasted so long. The loser was sacrificed.The Aztecs had a similar game, but it was still different and it was called Tlotchli.

How were the mayan ruling class and nobility similar and different?

They were similar because the Maya's were sometimes nice when they are ruling class and when they are nobility. They are different because their community are not the same. They say one thing then they say another thing in a different places.

What caused the downfall of the Aztecs Mayans and olmecs?

Aztecs were conquered by Spanish conquistadores on 1521. The fall of the Mayan civilization is still a debate to this day, but everything points to ecological disaster. Finally, it is believed Olmecs declined due to either a volcanic eruption or environmental collapse.

What are Mayan maize for?

People in south america cultivated crops such as maize and cassava and domesticated llamas and other animals valued for their wool. To sell and trade mostly.

Why did chichen itza fall?

coz he felt like it blud coz he felt like it blud no it hasent fell down you can go to the ruins to day i have ... well its name is now chizanitza

What does the name Chichen Itza mean?

Chichen-Itza means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza". This roughly describes the location of the city: it is very close to a cenote or water well on the Yucatan peninsula where religious ceremonies took place.

The Itza were the group of Mayan people who built the city, and the rough translation for their noun is "Water Magicians".

What did Mayans do to babies' heads?

They would put a board on thier head to make it flat like corn, and it would have something hanging down in between thier eyes to make them cross eyed.

Did the Mayans have more than one religion?

primative cultures like that of the mayans didn't have a separation between religion and society like modern cultures have today. So everybody ascribed to the same beliefs, buying into them was part of being a part of society. They did however have different cults, with different rituals, whose purpose was to appeal to different aspects of socieety.

Sorces: The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Emile Durkheim

What is the value of a 1957 Milwaukee Braves game ball?

The problem with "game used" baseballs is proving that the baseball was used during a Major league game. The baseball could have been used in a sandlot game. There is just no way of proving it. Without the proper provenance, a letter from a league, team official or a player stating so the baseball will be valued as a used vintage baseball, based on condition. A letter from a fan at the game would not hold much weight if any. A Warren Giles National League baseball (the type ball used in 1957) is worth about $200.+ in near/mint (white) condition. Your baseball would be valued from this price working down depending on the condition of the ball.

Why are red Indian call red Indians?

Imagine you are one of the first English explorers to visit Newfoundland in the 15th and 16th centuries. One of the first tribes you encounter are the Beothuk, who may have been related to the Mi'kmaq.

The Beothuk people - all of them - painted their skin, their clothes, their dwellings, their hair, the corpses of their dead and their tools and weapons with red ochre, a natural mineral pigment found in that region. No wonder the explorers called them "Red Indians" (Indians being the commonly used term for native Americans at that time). The name became widespread, even for natives who did not use red ochre so copiously.

The Beothuk became extinct in 1829.

What ancient Americans created an empire in Mexican highlands?

I think you are referring to the commonly known Aztec Empire. However, they referred to themselves as the "mexica" (pronounced "meshika") people. Their capital city was Tenochtitlan, located on an "island" in the "Lago (Lake) Texcoco." They were conquered by the Spaniards, lead by Hernan Cortes, in 1521.

Were the Hekawis Indians?

Only on the television series "F-Troop" in the late 60's.

What are facts about the Mayan?

1. Maya invented he number Zero

2. The Mayan worship gods

3. The Mayan played "Pok A Tok "

4. The Mayans invented steal

5. Mayans cities were built in 500 BC

Where were the Mayans located?

Mexico and Central America.

Yucatan, Beilce, Guatemala, Honduras.

Did mayans eat maize?

They believed that they were created by the "gods" from maize. So, therefore they must have eaten it.