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The ancient Mayacivilization occupiedthe eastern third of

Mesoamerica,primarily the Yucatan

Peninsula.

They also occupiedthe tropical lands of

what is nowGuatemala, reachingthe peak of its powerand influence around

V c. !." .

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The southernportion of the#owlands wascovered )y a

rain forest.

The northernone was alsocomprised of

forests )utthey weredrier than

their southernlowlands

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The volcanichighlands,

however, were

the source of +ade and otherprecious

metals likecinna)ar andhematite that

the Mayansused to trade.

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The Maya madesignificant advances

in mathematics andastronomy, includingthe use of the zero

and the developmentof a comple

calendar system)ased on - / days.

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Mayan ela)orate a system of writing to record thetransition of power through the generations. t wascomposed of recorded inscriptions on stone and

wood. 0esides, they used hieroglyphs, formed )y acom)ination of different signs and pictures.

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The art was mainly painting 6upon paper andplaster7, and sculpture in wood and stone.

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1 cavations of Maya sites have unearthed s9uares,palaces, temples and pyramids, and courts for

playing )all games that were ritually and politically

significant to Mayan culture.

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The 4lassic Maya )uilt many of their templesand palaces in a stepped pyramid shape,

decorating them with ela)orate reliefs and

inscriptions.

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The Maya were deeply religious, and worshipedvarious gods related to nature, including the gods

of the sun, the moon, rain and corn.

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$fferings serve toesta)lish andrenew relations6:contracts:, :pacts:,or :covenants:7 withthe other world.

The forms sacrificemight take varyconsidera)ly. Thereis an overallemphasis on thesprinkling of )lood,especially turkeys,)eside of human)eings, adults as

well as children.

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!t the top of Maya society were the 8 &G' , or ;kuhula+aw< that were mediators )etween the gods and people

on earth.

The &$0#1 4#!'' was comple and specialized. &o)lesserved as rulers, government officials, military leaders,

etc. They lived in the central areas of Maya cities.

4$MM$&12' worked as farmers, la)orers, servants,artisans and merchants. 4ommoners were for)idden from

wearing the clothes and sym)ols of no)ility and livedoutside the central areas of towns and cities.

The Maya had a system of '123"$M !&" '#!V12Y . 'erfstypically worked lands that )elonged to the local town

leader. There was an slave trade in the Maya region, andcommoners were permitted to have slaves.

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The !ncient Maya civilization had an advancedT2!"1 'Y'T1M consisting of short, medium and

long trade routes and a ro)ust market for a rangeof goods and materials.

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Mayan cities were surrounded and supported )y a largepopulation of farmers. Though the Maya practiced a

primitive type of ;slash=and=)urn< agriculture, they alsodisplayed evidence of more advanced farming methods,

such as irrigation and terracing.

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%hile the Maya cities )egan to grow, they increased theirfood production and food trade.

$ther )asic necessities, such as salt or stone tools, wereproduced in certain areas and then traded to places thatlacked them.

'ome coastal communities were involved in the short=rangetrade of fish and other seafood.

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$0' " !& was aprecious mineral.

$)sidian, or volcanicglass, was availa)le ata handful of sites in

the Maya world.

$)sidian was mainly

used for sculptures,adornments, weapons

and rituals.

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!t very young age )oards werepressed on )a)ies@ foreheads to createa flattened surface. This process waswidespread among the upper class.

!nother practice was to cross )a)ies@eyes. To do this, o)+ects were dangled in

front of a new)orn@s eyes, until thenew)orn@s eyes were completely and

permanently crossed.

The Maya filed their teeth to makethem pointy and created holes

that they filled with +ade.

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