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Ancient Mayan

Ancient Mayan. Civilization. Who were the Ancient Maya?. Native American nations “The Maya”- best known group Map Yucatán, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Economy. Agriculture - basis Maize, beans, squash and cacao Currency Cacao beans Copper. Mayan Calendar.

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Ancient Mayan

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  1. Ancient Mayan Civilization

  2. Who were the Ancient Maya? • Native American nations • “The Maya”- best known group • Map • Yucatán, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

  3. Economy • Agriculture - basis • Maize, beans, squash and cacao • Currency • Cacao beans • Copper

  4. Mayan Calendar • Highly complex and accurate • Based on the sun’s zenith • 365 days

  5. Pyramidal Mounds • Cut stone blocks • Temples • Grouped around plazas

  6. Pyramidal Mounds • Decorative interiors/exteriors • Friezes/masonry • Sculpture and mosaics

  7. Mayan Language • Maya (Yucatec) • Spoken 350,000 today • Related languages & dialects • Chol, Chuj and Pokomam

  8. Mayan Writing • Carved and painted • Hieroglyphic notation • Recorded mythology • Rituals

  9. Formative Period • Approximately 1500 BC • Origins unclear • Conflicting archeological evidence

  10. Classic Period • 300 - 900 AD • Uniform civilization throughout region • Peak of civilization • Great ceremonial centers • Palenque, Tikal and Copán

  11. Post Classic Period • 900 AD - 16th century • Mayan centers mysteriously abandoned • 900 AD • Migration to Yucatán

  12. Post Classic Period • Civilization centered at Yucatán • Toltec migration influenced art styles • Prominent cities included • Chichén Itzá and Mayapán

  13. Civil War & Revolution • Mayapán peace disrupted by war • Cities abandoned • Spanish conquest in 16th century • Last Mexican government conquest in 1901

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