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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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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Xoloitzcuintle dog breed associatedCulture Maya civilization
subject surface form: Xoloitzcuintle
Izamal hasArchaeologicalCulture Maya civilization
Comalcalco hasArchaeologicalCulture Maya civilization
Comalcalco hasCulture Maya civilization
subject surface form: Comalcalco archaeological site
Piedras Negras culture Maya civilization
Chiapas Highlands historicalRegionOf Maya civilization
Altar de Sacrificios partOf Maya civilization
Seibal culture Maya civilization
Seibal civilization Maya civilization
this entity surface form: Pre-Columbian Maya
Pomona (Maya site) civilization Maya civilization
Moral-Reforma culture Maya civilization
Tulum archaeological site culture Maya civilization
Michael D. Coe fieldOfWork Maya civilization
Michael D. Coe notableWork Maya civilization
this entity surface form: The Maya
Qʼeqchiʼ people subgroupOf Maya civilization
Valley of Guatemala archaeologicalRegion Maya civilization
Lamanai civilization Maya civilization
Cuello culture Maya civilization
Kʼicheʼ people partOf Maya civilization
Cocom Maya culture Maya civilization
Xiu Maya ethnicGroupOf Maya civilization
GT hasPrimaryEthnohistoricalHeritage Maya civilization
subject surface form: Guatemala
Mesoamerican mythology associatedWith Maya civilization
El Mirador culture Maya civilization
Nakbé culture Maya civilization
Ceibal partOf Maya civilization
Aguateca culture Maya civilization
Qʼeqchiʼ languageFamily Maya civilization
this entity surface form: Mayan
Yaxhá culture Maya civilization
Uaxactún culture Maya civilization
Xunantunich culture Maya civilization
Cahal Pech civilization Maya civilization
Caracol (via road access) civilization Maya civilization
subject surface form: Caracol