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.

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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 ⓘ

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Mesoamerica → knownFor → Maya civilization ⓘ
Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula → ethnicGroup → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya people
Yucatán Peninsula → historicalRegion → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya civilization core area
Guatemala → heritage → Maya civilization ⓘ
Honduras → historicalCulture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Americas → hasIndigenousCivilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of North America → hasNotableNation → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya peoples in Mesoamerica
Spanish conquest of Guatemala → belligerent → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya polities
Long Count calendar → usedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
Mayan languages → historicallyAssociatedWith → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya civilization
Jørn Utzon → influencedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayan architecture
Toltec civilization → influenced → Maya civilization ⓘ
Kʼawiil → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Kʼawiil → worshippedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya
Palenque → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Teotihuacan civilization → influenced → Maya civilization ⓘ
Tikal → partOf → Maya civilization ⓘ
Itzamna → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Olmec civilization → influenced → Maya civilization ⓘ
Copán → partOf → Maya civilization ⓘ
Uxmal → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Cobá → civilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
Calakmul → civilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
Tulum → historicalCulture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Mérida → hasHeritage → Maya civilization ⓘ
state of Yucatán → hasHeritage → Maya civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Yucatán
Maya Hall → dedicatedTo → Maya civilization ⓘ
Maya Hall → dedicatedTo → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya culture
Tozzer → studied → Maya civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfred Marston Tozzer
Usumacinta River → associatedWithCivilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Kaminaljuyú
indigenous peoples of the Americas → includesCivilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → hasImportantSite → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayapán
Itza Maya → ethnicGroupOf → Maya civilization ⓘ
Riviera Maya region → indigenousCulture → Maya civilization ⓘ
subject surface form: Riviera Maya
Temple III → civilization → Maya civilization ⓘ
Temple III → builtBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Maya
Maya script → usedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
Tzolkʼin calendar → hasOriginCulture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Maya codices → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Maya numerals → usedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
Maya stelae → culture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Calendar Round → usedInCulture → Maya civilization ⓘ
Yucatecan branch → associatedWith → Maya civilization ⓘ
Jakaltek → culturalDomain → Maya civilization ⓘ
Haabʼ → usedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar → usedBy → Maya civilization ⓘ