History shows that Mayans were known to be a tough group of people, who during their time were the most dominant force in the region. The Mayan era is believed to have reached its peak during the sixth century, and for long periods of time were successful in creating their legacy in agriculture, mathematics, and architectural creations. For example: in agriculture, the Mayans successfully invented three sophisticated methods of farming. One being agriculture shifting, where trees and plants are chopped down, and shortly after the area is burned down in order to produce fresh soil. Raised bed farming is the second method that entails the hard labor of people digging up soil, then placing it on mats made up of woven reeds. Terrence farming is the third method, but was only used in mountainous areas, specifically on steep hillsides.
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The dot represented the value of one, a line represented five of anything, and the shell represented zero. Even though, the two factors stated above do contribute to the Mayan legacy, the thing that represents the Mayans the best are their incredibly built architectural pyramids, located in their array of cities such as, Chichenitza, Palenque, and Uxmal. Sadly, it is believed by experts at the History Channel, that by the year of 900 A.D. most of the great Mayan cities were abandoned, and the Mayas were in a rapid decline (). Injustice played a big role, but so did many other
The dot represented the value of one, a line represented five of anything, and the shell represented zero. Even though, the two factors stated above do contribute to the Mayan legacy, the thing that represents the Mayans the best are their incredibly built architectural pyramids, located in their array of cities such as, Chichenitza, Palenque, and Uxmal. Sadly, it is believed by experts at the History Channel, that by the year of 900 A.D. most of the great Mayan cities were abandoned, and the Mayas were in a rapid decline (). Injustice played a big role, but so did many other