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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Alberto Ruz Lhuillier studied Maya civilization
Talokan inspiredBy Maya civilization
this entity surface form: Mayan civilization
"Origin of the Sky" in Maya associatedWithCulture Maya civilization
subject surface form: Sian Ka'an
Copán River relatedTo Maya civilization
Mesoamerican chronology includesCulture Maya civilization
Maya peoples culture Maya civilization
Kohunlich civilization Maya civilization
Oxtankah civilization Maya civilization
Temple 22 civilization Maya civilization
Alfred P. Maudslay researched Maya civilization
Dzibanché culture Maya civilization
Sayil culture Maya civilization
Labná culturalPeriod Maya civilization
Pyramid of the Magician civilization Maya civilization
Governor's Palace culture Maya civilization
subject surface form: Governor's Palace (Uxmal)
House of the Turtles culture Maya civilization
House of the Pigeons culture Maya civilization
Temple of the Phalli culturalContext Maya civilization
South Temple culture Maya civilization
North Long Building culturalContext Maya civilization
Nohoch Mul pyramid heritageOf Maya civilization
Sacbe 1 heritageOf Maya civilization
Yaxuná civilization Maya civilization
Grupo Nohoch Mul culture Maya civilization
Grupo Las Pinturas culturalContext Maya civilization
Maya hieroglyphs usedBy Maya civilization
Lake Macanxoc associatedWith Maya civilization
Maya lowlands coreAreaOf Maya civilization
Structure I civilization Maya civilization
Structure II culture Maya civilization
Great Plaza civilization Maya civilization
Central Plaza locatedInCulturalSphere Maya civilization
subject surface form: Central Plaza (Calakmul)
North Acropolis culture Maya civilization
Dos Pilas culture Maya civilization
Kaan associatedWith Maya civilization
Snake dynasty culture Maya civilization
Great Pyramid culture Maya civilization
subject surface form: Great Pyramid of Uxmal
South Acropolis culture Maya civilization
Oxkintok civilization Maya civilization
Tzotzil people subgroupOf Maya civilization
Tzeltal Maya subgroupOf Maya civilization
Tzeltal people partOf Maya civilization
Gran Museo del Mundo Maya dedicatedTo Maya civilization
Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech civilization Maya civilization
subject surface form: Ah Kim Pech
Yucatán state hasHeritage Maya civilization
subject surface form: Yucatán
Maya calendar usedBy Maya civilization
Toniná culture Maya civilization
Dzibilchaltún culture Maya civilization
Kabah culture Maya civilization