Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The characteristics of the Mayan civilization

After understanding what is the Mayan civilization, Mayan civilization in depth understanding of several features.

Mayan civilization is old and mysterious , but there are a number of characteristics of evidence-based, the following lists are some the characteristics of the Mayan civilization:

*Maya civilization is belonging to stone priod, the Maya did not invent the use of bronze, not to mention the iron.
*Have a high level of construction technology, Maya will not be used, Cu, Fe, and will not use the wheel, although the concept of wheels and a small pottery objects appear as toys, but in real life there is no practical use. But they created a high degree of urban civilization.
*Fresh corn-based agriculture, it is also known as the "corn of civilization", but no cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, and no traces of animal husbandry, farmers use a very primitive farming called Millpa.
*They use two decimal for mathematics, discover and use the "zero" concept (one that is taught by the Olmec people), have a high degree of knowledge of mathematics and astronomical calendar.
*They use unique hieroglyphs: the Mayan language

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