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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 were the Maya's achievements?
The Maya built a lot of pyramids and tall temples. They even knew how to make rubber in the 1500's! The Mayans were skilled road builders. They were able to create one of the most advanced road systems of their time.
Mayans were also one of the first civilizations to develop a writing system called codex. They used their codex to record information in books made from the bark of fig trees. They developed a mathematical system based on the number 20. They were among the first people to use the number zero.
They were able to build a solar, and religious calendar.
They created terrace farming and Quechua.
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Felipe Ramirez is the CEO of Grupo Mayan according to the newsletters sent out to Members of Grupo Mayan called The Mayan Sun. His information is probably available in the Grupo Mayan website http://www.grupomayan.com Go the the corporate section of the site. The corporate section only shows up in the Grupo Mayan home page and not in the grand Mayan, Mayan palace, or sea garden homepages.
How did Maya Lin become famous?
Maya Lin was still an undergraduate at Yale University when she won the national design competition for a Vietnam War veterans memorial to be built near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
What happened to the Mayan civilization?
I don't think anyone knows, they just dissapeared.
they are still around they are living in the south part of Mexico called Yucatan
What is the Mayan symbol for love?
A Mayan Man, would write the name of the one he loves in a "Circle," not a Heart.
The circle, is the "Circle of Life and goes on forever." HEARTS break.
Chilam Balam
What are some unanswered questions historians have about the Mayans Incas and Aztecs?
The historians are still trying to find out that question. Their trying their bst with their knowledge to fin out what the heiroglyphs say to find out more.
Why does Chichen Itza have 96 Stairs?
It doesn't, it has 365, the number of days in a year.
but it does have 91 stairs on each corner and one top stair that would be the 365th stair
When did the Maya civilization start?
The Maya civilization is thought to have started around 200 A.D. It was established sometime in between 2000 B.C. - 250 A.D. The highest state of development was sometime in between 250 A.D. - 900 A.D.
Modern day Mayans eat traditional plate and dishes. Some of them are cochinita pibil and panuchos.
In the past, the Mayans ate chili, squash, beans, maize, vanilla, mamey sapote, advocado, etc. The also ate fish, pumpkin, sweet potato, turtle, iguana, fowl, and other sea foods like shell fish.
Is there a connection between Mayan's pyramids and Egypt's pyramids?
Undoubtedly the Mayan Pyramids are much older than the Egyptian Pyramids regardless of what official thought is. The similarity in Tibetan, Mayan and Egyptian languages indicates a common root.
Where was the Inca empire located?
The Inca empire was located in Peru.
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What traditions did the Sioux Indians have?
The Sioux Nation (comprised of seven council fires and sub-tribes) had many spiritual practices. The foundational rituals or ceremonies are the seven rites:
The Keeping of the Soul (Nagi Gluhapi Na Nagi Gluxkapi)
The Rite of Purification or Sweat Lodge (Inipi)
Crying for a Vision or Vision Quest (Hanblecheyapi)
The Sun Dance (Wiwanyag Wachipi)
The Making of Relatives (Hunkapi)
Preparing for Womanhood or Puberty Rite (Ishna Ta Awi Cha Lowan)
Throwing of the Ball (Tapa Wanka Yap)
The Healing (Yuwipi)-- relatively new.
There are literally hundreds of other minor spiritual practices that the Sioux engage in...too many to mention here but you can find them in many fine books.
Who is the proctector of the Indians?
In Pre-columbian times, Indian societies were responsible for the protection of themselves. Usually through guidance of a leader, like a chief or religious leader, and their armies. The U.S./Indian tribes relationships complexity is hard to narrow down in one paragraph. There are at least many answers as there are the number of tribes. For most tribes, it might be safe to assume, that the United States serves as protectorate. Within tribes today there are Police, Emergency, and Fire services just like for other American city or town. In Pre-columbian times, Indian societies were responsible for the protection of themselves. Usually through guidance of a leader, like a chief or religious leader, and their armies. The U.S./Indian tribes relationships complexity is hard to narrow down in one paragraph. There are at least many answers as there are the number of tribes. For most tribes, it might be safe to assume, that the United States serves as protectorate. Within tribes today there are Police, Emergency, and Fire services just like for other American city or town.
Where can I find a map of the Mayan civilization?
Many text books contain maps of the Mayan civilization that include as many known details as possible. The best places to find such books are at a public library, High school and college libraries will also have detailed information on the Mayas.
How do you add body of water on zoo empire?
put mouse over area and use centre dial on mouse to lower land - this automatically creates water. To make a hill turn dial he other way. Hope this helps.
Another way via laptop
The way i do it is, I go to the terrain editor, the one that changes the shape of the ground. Then i press shift and hold down the left click button on the area you want to be water.
