The Mayans were an ancient civilization located in parts of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize and Honduras. They developed one of the earliest and most advanced writing systems in the Americas, with hundreds of phonetic symbols representing sounds. The Mayans built elaborate temples that also served as astronomical observatories, believing the gods created constellations with messages. While the Spanish conquered the Mayan city-states by the 17th century, the Mayan people still occupy their ancestral lands today.

1. Maya’s Civilization
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2. The Mayans Location
Ancient Civilization in located in
the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
and parts of Guatemala, El
Salvador, Belize and Honduras
Maya came thousands of years
before the Aztecs
Their god is called "God of Maize"
Their first houses and shelters are
almost 4,000 years old
Their civilization of city states
weren't part of a centrally
controlled empire, but they were
more of a loos civilization each
with its own ruling family

3. The Mayans Writing System
The Maya were the only Native American society that had
a complete writing system of their own, their language
fully represents a spoken language
Mayan symbols are similar to the hieroglyphics but their
mostly Phonetic. Their symbols represent sound instead
of ideas
The Mayas had 100s of phonetic symbols they can
communicate with
Lots of things that we discovered about their language
and writing were found carved into stones and woods
painted on poetry or in a paper book called Codex

4. The Mayan Religion
The temples were built for the most important
gods, you could also use them as astronomical
observatories
They thought that the gods created
constellations in the sky to show messages

5. How were they discovered?
The Spanish discovered them, the Spanish boat
landed on the Yucatan Peninsula in 1511. They
were planning to reach Cuba but the currents
made them go west and they reached the
Peninsula of Yucatan. They were captured by the
Mayans and scarified. Only two were left
alive, their names were Geronimo de Aguilar
and Gonzalo Guerrero, they both escaped and
probably started telling people about the
Mayans and that is how they were discovered.

6. Where are the Mayans Now ?
After the Spanish had conquered the individual
city states by the end of the 17 century the
major centers of power all fallen, but the Mayan
people didn’t go anywhere, they still occupy the
same land they have lived in for 1,000 of years
The Maya civilization didn’t fall as fast as the
Incas or Aztecs

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the Mayans