Maya civilization
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The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya civilization canonical | 171 |
| Mayan civilization | 2 |
| ancient Maya | 2 |
| Classic Maya | 1 |
| Classic Maya civilization | 1 |
| Maya civilization core area | 1 |
| Maya culture | 1 |
| Maya people | 1 |
| Maya peoples in Mesoamerica | 1 |
| Maya polities | 1 |
| Mayan | 1 |
| Mayan architecture | 1 |
| Mayapán | 1 |
| Pre-Columbian Maya | 1 |
| The Maya | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
ⓘ
civilization ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| conquestPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Teotihuacan civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Teotihuacan
Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
cyclical time
ⓘ
sacred world tree ⓘ |
| declinedAround | c. 900–1000 CE ⓘ |
| developed |
Calendar Round
ⓘ
surface form:
Haabʼ calendar
Long Count calendar ⓘ Maya calendar ⓘ Tzolkʼin calendar ⓘ concept of zero ⓘ vigecimal numeral system ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
maize agriculture
ⓘ
trade networks ⓘ |
| emergedAround | c. 2000 BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Classic period
ⓘ
c. 250–900 CE ⓘ |
| governanceType | city-state system ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomy
ⓘ
ballcourts ⓘ complex calendar system ⓘ hieroglyphic writing ⓘ mathematics ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ palaces ⓘ pyramids ⓘ |
| legacyIncludes |
Maya art
ⓘ
Maya codices ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ modern Maya peoples ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belize
ⓘ
El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| majorSite |
Bonampak
ⓘ
Calakmul ⓘ Caracol ⓘ Chichén Itzá ⓘ Copán ⓘ Palenque ⓘ Tikal ⓘ Tulum ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Yaxchilán ⓘ |
| partOf | Pre-Columbian Americas history ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | independent city-states ⓘ |
| practiced |
bloodletting rituals
ⓘ
ritual human sacrifice ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
correlation of Venus cycles
ⓘ
elaborate ritual calendar ⓘ precise astronomical observations ⓘ |
| religionType | polytheism ⓘ |
| spokeLanguageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | logosyllabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (187)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Maya people
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Maya civilization core area
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Maya peoples in Mesoamerica
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Maya polities
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Classic Maya civilization
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Mayan architecture
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Classic Maya
subject surface form:
Yucatán
this entity surface form:
Maya culture
subject surface form:
Kaminaljuyú
subject surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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Mayapán
subject surface form:
Riviera Maya
this entity surface form:
ancient Maya