Maya Similarities

The Maya were believed to existence in 1800 BC and gone by 1500 AD. They had a lot of big cities but no capital. Many of the people lived in hay huts, some in limestone buildings built on tall pyramids which could actually be used as landmarks. They have a constant reminder the gods are present with the pyramids and first one was built right before Christ birth. Their agriculture was based on the economy, there main crop was corn but also grew cotton, beans, squash and cocao. They hunted deer, duck, turkey, monkeys, iguana, and other things with bow and arrows, blowguns, darts to eat, they did a little fishing. The Mayan art was about politics, the

The Mayans were the indigenous people of Mexico and most of Central America who have developed one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian civilizations. They inhabited numerous territories including some parts of modern-day southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, western Honduras and western El Salvador. The initial settlement of these indigenous individuals dates back all the way to 1800 B.C.

Looking around too all the different ethnicities that can be found in this world, two of those most interesting cultures would have to be the Greeks and the Maya. The ancient Greek and Mayan civilizations have many similar characteristics but they also have many differences. The Mayan’s are an indigenous Mesoamerican culture found in present day South America. As where the Greeks are an ethnicity group native to Greece.

Document A presents a map of the trading routes and how each city state had items that can be traded. The mayan trade network was so vast it contained many city states. Because of the lack of transpotation, workers had to carry goods for 10 hours per dayat a speed 1 to 3 miles per hour . Since the trade routes reached to every city states it shows how the scale was wide ranged. This achievement was remarkable because of its scale and physical effort, all the different city states intertwined which made everything way more convenient and there was a lot of physical work put into trading all the goods and importing the different resources.

This is compare and contrast paper about the mayans,aztec,and the Incas and i am going to talk about the economy,religion,social system,government, and technology. The location of the mayans was in the middle of the mesoamerican or called today honduras and nicaragua. The time periods of the Mayans were 1000 BC- AD 1542, 2000 BC- AD 300, 300-900, 900-1500 those are the time periods of the mayans. The capital of the Mayans was tikal. The location of the Aztecs in mesoamerica in the middle of mexico were mesoamerica is located. The time periods of the Aztecs are 1428-1560, 1520, 1521, those are the dates for the Aztecs. The capital of the Aztec was techolilion. The location of the inca was in the modern day peru, or the west side of south america. The time periods for the Inca were 900 BC - 200 BC, 1535, 1572, those were the time periods of the Incas. The capital for the Incas were, coricancha.

The Aztec and Mayan civilizations were two important, early civilizations that settled in Mesoamerica. The Mayan and Aztecs were two civilizations that lived in two different time periods, but they shared many physical and mental characteristics of one another. The Aztec and Mayan civilizations were different but they were more similar. The Aztecs and Mayans were more similar in their location, religion, writing system, government, social structure, gender roles, technology, and sporting activities.

The Maya and Aztec civilizations are two vastly different civilizations, as is to expected, however, despite these differences, they do share a number of similarities.

The Maya were a people from Middle America, which includes modern Guatemala, Southern Mexico, and Northern Belize (Editors). The Maya civilization was considered to be “one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica,” (Maya). “The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making, and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork,” (Maya). They also gave mankind the modern calendar (Jarus, Maya). The Mayans were a very advanced people, but one of the most important things in the Mayan culture was their religion/god worshipping rituals.

So, as stated before in this essay, the Incas and Mayans had quite a few things in common but they were much more different than similar. Although both civilizations failed, at one point they flourished greatly. They were intelligent and paved the way for things liken mathematics, architecture,

The Classical Maya was lost to the archaeological records until the last 200 years due to it’s abandonment. When the Mayans left there great cities, thick vines and jungles overtook the great monuments they once built. But in the last 200 years, in depth research has lead to breakthroughs into what the Classic Maya was like. The earliest Mayans were agriculturalist, growing crops such as corn (maize), beans, squash and cassava. The Mayans also invented a very accurate calendar, a math code using 0’s, constructed buildings still intact today, and a writing system that took decades to decode. The Mayans were situated in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico), modern-day Guatemala, Belize, parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. Due to their location on the

The ancient Maya were a group of American Indian peoples who lived in Southern Mexico. Their descendants, the modern Maya,live in the same regions today.

Throughout time, there are many instances of early civilizations accomplishing breathtaking feats that we find awe worthy even today. These cultures helped shape humanity as a whole, and paved the way for people everywhere. Of these early cultures, one of the most remarkable was undoubtedly the Mayans. The Mayans lived in Mesoamerica, around Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize. They were an isolated group of people that thrived on farming and raised crops such as Maize, Beans, and Chili Peppers. They also Fished often and hunted Deer and other woodland creatures.

1. What are some similarities and differences among the cities and city-states that developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus River Valley?

For example, the city of West Jordan and Pompeii are both the same in ways. They both have buildings, shops and homes. Such as they both have mountains on both sides. Also they both have a good government. In the article Pompeii they both have a lot of people.

Have you ever thought about the similarities and differences between to different cities from two different countries? Some countries are similar in many traditions. Also, you can find major tradition differences between two different countries. A Capital is usually the biggest city in a country. I have been to Washington D.C and Al Riyadh, they both are cities from two different countries which are the United States and Saudi Arabia. we can compare and contrast both cities in terms of food, weather, and festivals.