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MayaCiviliza*on
Loca*on
MesoamericanCulturalRegion Maya-YucatánPeninsula
TheMaya
• Civiliza*onlastedmorethan2,000years
• 300to900A.D.(theClassicPeriod)wastheirheyday
• Civiliza*onmysteriouslydeclinedaround1000A.D.
CulturalAchievements
• Builtcomplexci*eswithoutmachinery/metalorthewheel
• Grewcorn,beans,andsquash,inaninhospitableenvironment
• WriMenlanguage• Accuratecalendars• Independentlyinvented
Zero
TikalCapitalCity
• Loca*on:Guatemala
• 10,000peoplelivedinits6squaremiles
• 3,000temples,manypalaces,ceremonialplaTorms,ballcourts,andplazas
Tikal
hMps://youtu.be/YaUIR2QIx54
AmazingArchitecture
• TheGreatJaguarTemple
• Builtin870AD
JaguarinMesoamericanCulture
• Strong,quick,andagile,it’sthebiggestcatintheAmericas
• Jaguarpossessedtheabilitytocrosstheworldsofnightandday
• ThelivingandtheEarthwereday,thespiritworldwasnight
TheBallGame
• KnownasPokatok• Religioussignificance• Par*cipantswereodenPOWs
• Losersweresome*messacrificed
HowdoweknowwhatweknowabouttheMaya?
MayanCodex• Glyph:Inarchaeology,a
glyphisacarvedorinscribedsymbol
• Pictograms:apictorialsymbolforawordorphrase
• MayanCodices:ancientmanuscripttextsinbookform:madefrombark
• DresdenCodex:oldestAmericanbookknown
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