Winston Churchill once said that “The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.” This was no exception for the Maya, a civilization that started as a settlement in Mesoamerica around AD 250 and lasted as an empire until AD 900. The fall of its cities was a devastating event, one that left the decline of the population a mystery. The Maya was one of the most innovative civilizations that influenced so many other establishments within the factors of its society. It's developed culture and advanced lifestyle made the Maya civilization live up to its name. They are known for their development of art, architecture, mathematics, the calendar, and astronomical systems. By 1000 BCE, its culture had already been a common routine in its
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The Maya painted murals on the walls of their buildings, they carved structures into stone. Murals varied widely in imaging, they could picture a battle, scenes from daily like mythology, or religious ceremonies. A popular Maya sculpture was the stela. A stela was a large stone slab covered with carvings and writings. Many cities had a stela built near altars in honor of their kings. Another important art form is the ceramics. Pottery could be considered the modern-day form of ceramics. The Maya decorated their pottery with designs and scenes. Through this, archeologists today can learn a lot about different periods and cities of the Maya. Maya art can also be seen in their books or codices. Codices are books made from long folded sheets of leather of bark paper that are bound. The Maya was a strong civilization until about 600-800 BC. Nobody knows why the civilization declined—earthquakes, volcanoes, diseases, and other natural disasters could have caused the end of the civilization. One day, the cities were thriving with jade, food, temples, and other advancements. Then, one by one, the cities fell. But, their spirits of culture and religion remains very much alive as it influenced other civilizations. And even then, today in the modern world, it
The Maya painted murals on the walls of their buildings, they carved structures into stone. Murals varied widely in imaging, they could picture a battle, scenes from daily like mythology, or religious ceremonies. A popular Maya sculpture was the stela. A stela was a large stone slab covered with carvings and writings. Many cities had a stela built near altars in honor of their kings. Another important art form is the ceramics. Pottery could be considered the modern-day form of ceramics. The Maya decorated their pottery with designs and scenes. Through this, archeologists today can learn a lot about different periods and cities of the Maya. Maya art can also be seen in their books or codices. Codices are books made from long folded sheets of leather of bark paper that are bound. The Maya was a strong civilization until about 600-800 BC. Nobody knows why the civilization declined—earthquakes, volcanoes, diseases, and other natural disasters could have caused the end of the civilization. One day, the cities were thriving with jade, food, temples, and other advancements. Then, one by one, the cities fell. But, their spirits of culture and religion remains very much alive as it influenced other civilizations. And even then, today in the modern world, it