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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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Is the name Maya in the Bible?
The people of the Maya region in Mexico and Central America are not mentioned in the Bible. Other people are mentioned but none in the Western Hemisphere.
How did Inca society differ from the Aztec and Maya societies in mesoamerica?
How did Inca society differ from the Aztec and Maya societies in Mesoamerica?
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What are the scientific contributions in the Mayan Empire?
An amazingly accurate calendar--the modern world didn't surpass it in accuracy until the 1960s.
Architecture and astronomy--
What is the difference between the Mayan number system and our current number system?
Their number system was based on 20 instead of 10.
Their number system was based on three characters instead of 10 characters.
Why were masks worn during religious ceremonies?
during religious ceremonies-the dancer wearing the mask supposedly became that spirit or animal
Who were superior - the mayans or the Aztecs?
The Aztecs were for they had more advanced war strategies and technologies.
Where did the Indians in the Indian removal act come from?
The Native people (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole) in the Indian removal act of 1830 came from the southeastern states (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina) of the United States.
A cause of change in the family farming system of the Mayan Indians in Chiapas Mexico was?
the oil boom
What was home to both the Aztecs and the Mayans?
Central America was home to both the Aztecs and Mayans. They both also lived in South Mexico. They left several building behinds that can still be visited today.
Why do we know more about the Aztec than the Maya?
The Maya civilization fell much sooner than Aztec civilization.
When does the aztec calendar end and why?
it ends on December 21 2012 and it ends there because Spain conquered them before they had time to continue not because the world is going to end at the time it ends.
What body of water did not border the Mayan empire?
The Bay Campeche was the body of water that did not border the Mayan Empire
Mayans where fierce people. They would make human sacrifices so gruesome I probably shouldn't say, but I will. They would cut out the hearts of the human sacrifices.
All of the pagon gods they worshipped were extremely violent like Camazotz, the god of darkness and vampires. Him and his followers would kill and suck the blood of the mayans. He was the worst and most gruesome of all the Mayan gods. Hearing this I think we can safely say that yes, the Mayans are were scary.
What is amor eterno in Aztec or Mayan history?
According to the legend, at the beginning of history, when the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Anahuac, before the mountains had reached their permanent form, a beautiful princess named Mixtli was born, in the city of Tenochtitlan. She was the daughter of Tizoc, the Tlatoani Emperor of the Mexicas. Mixtli was sought after by numerous noblemen, among them Axooxco, a cruel and bloodthirsty man, who demanded the hand of Mixtli in marriage. However, Mixtli's heart belonged instead to a humble peasant named Popoca. Popoca went into battle, to conquer the title of Caballero Aguila. If he claimed this title of nobility, Popoca would be able to fight Axooxco for the hand of Mixtli.
Mixtli knew the danger Popoca was in, and then, wrongly, heard that he was killed. But in fact, Popoca was returning victorious. Not realizing this, Mixtli killed herself, rather than live without Popoca. When Popoca returned to find Mixtli dead, he picked her up and carried her body into the mountains. Hoping that the cold snow would wake her from sleep, reuniting them alive, Popoca stayed at her feet, bent over, watching for her to come awake.
They have remained there ever since, and the body of Mixtli has become the volcano Ixtaccihuatl (the Sleeping Woman), the ever-watchful Popoca has become the volcano Popocatépetl (the Smoking Mountain), and Axooxco has become the Cerro Ajusco (the highpoint of the Distrito Federal). Ever since, these volcanoes have towered above the city of Mexico. The romantic legend of this couple has been passed on, ever since the Pre-Columbian era, and so now the people of Mexico know the origin of these magnificent volcanoes.
What achievements of Mayan culture was unique among early Americans?
They invented a number system including the number 0.
How many alphabets did ancient Mayans have?
The ancient Mayans didn't use alphabetic writing. Mayans used hieroglyphics.
How were the Olmec and the Maya civilizations organized and use the word theocracy?
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