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Mayan Civilization |
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By: Clay Death Date: September 25, 2016, 11:22 pm |
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The ancient Mayan civilization flourished in Central America |
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from about 2600 BC and had been much talked about in recent |
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times because of the timeline in the calendar they had created. |
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Once the civilization was established, it went on to prosper and |
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become one of the most sophisticated civilization with a booming |
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population of about 19 million at its peak. By 700 BC, the |
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Mayans had already devised their own way of writing which they |
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used to create their own solar calendars carved in the stones. |
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According to them, the world was created on August 11, 3114 BC, |
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which is the date their calendar counts from. And the supposed |
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end was on December 21, 2012. |
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The ancient Mayans were culturally richer when compared to many |
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of the contemporary civilizations. The Mayans and Aztecs both |
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built pyramids, many of which are larger than those in Egypt. |
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But their sudden decline and an abrupt end had long been one of |
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ancient history�s most intriguing mysteries: Why did the Maya, a |
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remarkably sophisticated civilization made up of more than 19 |
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million people, suddenly collapse sometime during the 8th or 9th |
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centuries? Although the Mayan people never entirely |
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disappeared�their descendants still live across Central America. |
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