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Invented a new and richer/more intense red dye which was rare and difficult to produce
Became very important to Spaniard economy.
Chiampas-- floating gardens
90 ft by 8 ft used to grow a variety of plants on the lake that they inhabited (some plants used to anchor gardens)
Learned a lot of medical practices using traditional herbs
Developed treatments for pain, disinfecting (sap used could kill Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli bacteria)
Universal compulsory education
---Boys- exposed to harsh temperatures etc to develop "heart of stone" as well as father's trade.
----Girls- domestic chores
Both had to attend a house of song where they learned how to preform ceremonies and cosmology
Fun Fact: Invented soccer (or a derivative of soccer)
Formal education for girls ended at 15, but boys continued education in a boarding school-type situation.
They could study architecture, math, painting, or history. From here you could become a government official or a priest.
Elaborate temples and cities (without "proper" tools)
Innovated many decorative arts (glittery paint from mica, complicated looms)
Developed rubber products
Strong belief that the movements of the stars affected human life
Able to predict solar eclipses
Round calender 52 yrs per one rotation (difficult to use for a long period of time)
Led to development of the Long Calender with 5139 solar years as a grand cycle
Fun Fact: Mayans invented
chocolate as we know