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Government

  • Theocratic
  • One main god-like emperor
  • Broken into 18 city-states

Religion

-Mayan Architecture

  • Polytheistic
  • Based on astronomy
  • Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld

-Mayan Temple

Accomplishments

Excellent Farmers

Unique Interest in Astronomy

-Cornfield

-Mayan Observatory

First Western

Hieroglyphics

-Mayan Drawings

Map of the Mayan Empire

-Mayan architecture

Economy

Historical Timeline of the Mayans

1800 B.C.E.

Beginning of Mayan Civilization

300-600 C.E.

Early Common Era

1500 C.E.

Spanish Conquest

600-800 C.E.

Late Classic Era (High Point)

  • No form of currency
  • Trade system
  • Substantial trade routes across the Americas

-Mayan Calendar

-Mayan Trade Routes

-Map of Mexico

Rise and Fall

Fall: Depleted natural resources, fighting between city-states

Rise: Mayans wanted to expand farmland

-Mayan Temple

An Ancient Astronomy Lesson: Inside The Mayan Empire

By: Brett LeClair

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