History Of The Mayan Civilization

The Maya civilization has an amazing history. During 250-950 CE the Maya civilization was at its highest point. Stephens and Cartherwood ‘discovered’ the Maya in the 1840’s. The person that preserved a lot about what we know about the Maya is Bishop Diego de Landa. Bishop Diego de Landa arrived in the Mayan cities in 1549 CE. The Mayan writing first started around 700 BC. They started to farm in 600 BC. Then, in 400 BC Mayan calendars were carved into stone. Also, during 100 BC they built their first pyramids. The Maya started using a monarchy during 300 BC. In 1250 they abandoned Chichen Itza. During 1517 AD the Spanish and Hernandez de Cordoba arrived. Later on, the Spanish found the city Merida in 1542 AD. Later, the ruins of Tikal were

To begin, the Maya made two calendars called the Calendar Round and the Long Count Calendar. For the Calendar round, a single interval was 52 years. Next, a Long Count Calendar interval was 5,139 solar years. The attraction Chichen Itza is located in Mexico. Also, Chichen Itza is located according to the sun’s location on spring and fall equinoxes. During sunset on spring and fall equinoxes Chichen Itza’s shadow aligns with the head of the Mayan serpent God. The Maya made paint out of mica. Some people think that the Maya discovered rubber before there was a patent for it. Though, they think they found it accidentally. They were experts on celestial bodies. For example, they could predict solar

However, they did not use real money. Instead they used cacao seeds, salt, obsidian, or gold. Also, money was different in every region. The Maya farmed corn, beans, and squash. They traded obsidian a lot. All in all, this part of the Mayan life is still mysterious.

The Maya lived and interesting daily life. To farm, the Maya would use simple stone tools. Mayan clothing was made from animal skin. Also, when it was cold they would put a manta on their shoulders. Often when people got married they would get tattoos. Usually, the Mayan would eat corn. The Maya introduced us to chocolate. They used cacao seeds for money. The most famous game for the Maya was Poc-a-Toc. Also, in Poc-a-Toc there was 7 players on a team. Most houses were made from mud or stone. Most people’s hair was long.

The Maya worshiped many Gods in their religion. First of all, the Mayan religion was called Polytheist. They worshiped more than 165 Gods. Also, most Gods represented a form of nature. Of course, the underworld was filled with evil Gods. Evil Gods were represented as jaguars. Most Mayan people had 1 animal companion. The Maya built pyramids for religious reasons. Human sacrifices would please their