Maya
E165616
The Maya were an advanced Mesoamerican civilization known for their sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, and astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya canonical | 46 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450493 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Maya Context triple: [Tikal, culture, Maya]
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Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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Itzamna
Itzamna is a major Maya creator god associated with the sky, wisdom, writing, and rulership in ancient Mesoamerican religion.
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C.
Waset
Waset was the ancient Egyptian city known in Greek as Thebes, a major religious and political center along the Nile.
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D.
Poqomam Maya
The Poqomam Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Mayan language and cultural traditions that persisted despite colonial-era conflicts and displacement.
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E.
Nunki
Nunki is a prominent blue-white star in the constellation Sagittarius, known as one of its brightest and most easily recognizable members.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maya Target entity description: The Maya were an advanced Mesoamerican civilization known for their sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, and astronomy.
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A.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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B.
Itzamna
Itzamna is a major Maya creator god associated with the sky, wisdom, writing, and rulership in ancient Mesoamerican religion.
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C.
Waset
Waset was the ancient Egyptian city known in Greek as Thebes, a major religious and political center along the Nile.
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D.
Poqomam Maya
The Poqomam Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Mayan language and cultural traditions that persisted despite colonial-era conflicts and displacement.
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E.
Nunki
Nunki is a prominent blue-white star in the constellation Sagittarius, known as one of its brightest and most easily recognizable members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
ⓘ
ancient civilization ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Classic period
ⓘ
Postclassic period ⓘ Preclassic period ⓘ |
| developedCalendar |
Haabʼ
ⓘ
Long Count calendar ⓘ Tzolkʼin calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Tzolkʼin
|
| developedInRegion | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
intensive agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Classic period of Mesoamerica
|
| hadCapitalCity | Tikal ⓘ |
| hadMajorCity |
Calakmul
ⓘ
Caracol ⓘ Chichén Itzá ⓘ Copán ⓘ Palenque ⓘ Quiriguá ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ |
| hadSocialClass |
commoners
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ priests ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maya
ⓘ
Maya civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Mayan civilization
|
| influencedCulture | modern Maya peoples ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Mesoamerican studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomy
ⓘ
ballcourts ⓘ complex calendar systems ⓘ mathematics ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ palaces ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ pyramids ⓘ sophisticated writing system ⓘ stucco sculpture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Chaac
ⓘ
Itzamna ⓘ Kʼawiil ⓘ Kʼinich Ajaw ⓘ |
| observedAstronomicalBody |
Moon
ⓘ
Sun ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| observedAstronomicalEvent |
lunar eclipses
ⓘ
solar eclipses ⓘ |
| occupiedRegion |
Belize
ⓘ
Chiapas ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ western Honduras ⓘ |
| peakPopulationCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | city-states ⓘ |
| practicedReligion | polytheism ⓘ |
| producedTextType |
codices
ⓘ
monumental inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedAgriculturalTechnique |
raised fields
ⓘ
slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ terracing ⓘ |
| usedConcept | zero ⓘ |
| usedNumberSystem | vigesimal (base-20) system ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | logosyllabic script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Maya Description of subject: The Maya were an advanced Mesoamerican civilization known for their sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, and astronomy.
Referenced by (46)
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