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    The Decline of the Mayan Civilization Thought to be the founders of the Mesoamerican empire, the Mayan culture began around 1800 B.C. Around 200 A.D, the mayans experienced a time of great advancements and thrived until about 900 A.D. The Mayans were able to create large cities without “essential” tools such as metal or the wheel. They were also about to create a 356 day calendar, which we still base our calendars off of today. To creating their own writing system using a form of…

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    This article is about the role of water control in Classic Maya civilization. Water control played a role in the elite control and the increased power of rulers of civic-ceremonial centers. The centers lacked water resources due to them being established far from natural water resources. The centers were located in higher elevation areas that had little rainfall. The Maya would get their water supply through artificial reservoirs. The kings were responsible for providing clean water to their…

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    Mayans Isolated Achievers

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    David Zheng Honor Mr. Schutz World Cultures 8 16 December 2015 The Mayan: Isolated Achievers The Mayans were an impressive civilization, which existed around 3,000 years ago. During this time, they were mostly isolated, only making contact with the rest of the world 500 years ago. The Mayans were located on the Yucatan Peninsula in North America. Put simply, the geography of Mesoamerica was less favorable than the geography in Eurasian. This, coupled with the lack of useful animals of labor,…

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    Ancient Mayan History

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    Their culture deprived, their traditions burned, modern day scholars have very limited access to the ancient life of the Maya. When the Spaniards first came to the Yucatan in the 1600s, they were appalled by what they thought was "devil writing," therefore making the Maya synonymous to evil, sinister peoples. In an effort to "save" them, and save themselves, the explorers began forcibly converting hundreds of thousands of Maya, burned their books, tore down their monuments, ripped their culture…

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    Mayan Achievements

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    Did you know that the Mayan people lived in Mesoamerica which is now Southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for 3,000 years? Politically the Mayan people were ruled by city-states similar to the Greeks. Around 900 C.E The Mayans moved out of Mesoamerica and into the highlands of Central America, no one knows exactly why these people moved but some speculate is was because of overcrowding and drought. The Mayan had many remarkable achievements. The most remarkable…

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    The demise of the Mayan civilization parallels the threats that America and other nations experience today in several different ways. Geopolitical tensions, water scarcity, and a worldwide pandemic all parallel the Mayan demise with threats in America and other nations today. Most people wouldn’t be able to make the connection that the demise of the Mayan civilization shares similarities with America and other nations today. Geopolitical tensions have existed between nations for decades, and…

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    The Maya culture used architecture as a way to represent power. This culture achieved this representation by the creation and construction of massive monuments. Besides showing power, the Maya architecture had as a main objective to show the respect and passion to their religion, that is to say, that these enormous monuments were sacred for them, in other words, these constructions were seen as gifts from their gods. The Maya received inspiration from the Olmec and the monuments the culture…

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    Jaguar 9 Case Study

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    An important Maya center during 250-900 C.E., was Yaxchilán. It was located on the south bank of the Usumacinta River, in Chiapas, Mexico, it was famous for the carved stone. Above the three doorways of Structure 23, were Limestone Lintels 24,25 and 26, they showed rituals performed by Shield Jaguar II and his wife. Above the doorway of Structure 21 was Lintels 15,16, and 17, which was structured by Jaguar IV, he built and remodeled most of structures in Yaxchilan’s. Lintel 16 was created after…

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    But they all had their differences in their lives. The Mayan had a government, economy, religion, social system and technology. But sadly did not have a capital. For this, they just had cities and no sign of capitals. The maya lived in Honduras Guatemala, Mexico and Belize. They started at 250 A.D and ended on 900 A.D. The Maya lived in different cities. For example they had a city named Tikal and It was a very popular city for the Mayas. Some of the Maya worked in farms to get crops, others…

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    Mayans Achievements

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    The Ancient Mayans were one of the most intriguing societies of the New World. To this day no one knows what happen to their great civilization. Why they abandoned their lushes forests and jaw dropping monuments. Although, Mayans still exist in coastal regions of modern day Latin American countries, these individuals are descendants of those great constructors, mathematicians and astronomers of ancient times. Most of what we know about them today has been discovered and, learned in recent years.…

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