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The mysteries of the Maya civilization

What do we What do we know about know about the Maya? the Maya?

What were What were they famous they famous for? for?

Why did they Why did they disappear?disappear?

What What interesting interesting things did they things did they leave to us?leave to us?

The Maya civilization was located in

the following modern countries:

1) Mexico

2) Guatemala

3) Honduras

4) Belize

A map of the Maya World

It is the only writing system of the Pre-Columbian New World which is known to represent the spoken language of its community.

Writing was done with brushes

made of animal hair and feathers

All of the structures built by the ancient Mayans were built in honor of the gods.

The Mayans used a number of “modern”

innovations and tools in the decorative arts.

They built complicated looms for weaving cloth

and devised glittery paints made from mica.

The Mayans designed works of art from flint,

bone and shell.

Mayans were the first people who invented the system of numbering and the number zero.

The Maya were producing rubber products about 3,000 years

before the American Charles Goodyear received his patent in 1843.

The Maya Empire after centuries of urban, cultural, intellectual and agricultural evolution declined.

The Maya civilization died because of many factors but we learnt a lot of interesting and useful things thanks to them.