Unknown Story
Tekst Storyboardowy
- rise of empire
- culture and religion
- social class
- Mayan civilisation occupied much of the northwestern part of the isthmus of Central America The Classic Period of Mayan culture lasted from about 250 CE until about 900.
- government
- The Maya religion centers on the cyclical nature of time, in constant birth, death and rebirth. Maya rituals follow both terrestrial and celestial cycles, which Maya priests were expert at reading. Maya religion was polytheistic. The Maya worshipped many gods who worked together and sometimes in opposition of each other.
- achievements
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- Maya society was rigidly divided between nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves.
- decline of empire
- The Mayans developed a hierarchical government ruled by kings and priests. They lived in independent city-states consisting of rural communities and large urban ceremonial centers. There were no standing armies, but warfare played an important role in religion, power and prestige.
- The Ancient Mayans developed the science of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing. They were also known for creating elaborate ceremonial architecture, such as pyramids, temples, palaces, and observatories.
- From the late eighth through the end of the ninth century, something unknown happened to shake the Maya civilization to its foundations. One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned, and by A.D. 900, Maya civilization in that region had collapsed.
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