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The Mayan Empire By L.E.H., C.C., S.L.

The Mayans used an advanced number system, created as far back as 400 A.D Because of Spanish book burnings in the 16 th century, few examples of Mayan writing still exist . Some of the only ones that have stood the test of time are the Dresden Codex and the Madrid Codex, which show their advanced number and writing system. Explaining the Mayan Number system – The Mayans had numbers for 1 through 20, but there are no numbers after 20, so to get numbers after 20 you times the original numbers by 20. For example – = 5 x 20 = 100 L.E.H.

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[object Object],Farming: Farmers in the mayan empire had their own land plots and sometimes a garden next the their houses. Farmers would drain swamp lands and plant their crops there. They created irrigation canals so bring water from near by swamps to the crops to help them grow. They grew maize, beans, squash, cotton, and more. They used the cocoa beans from the cocoa tree as currency sometimes. C.C

[object Object],[object Object],Mayan alphabet: The Mayans created an elaborate alphabet. They used glyphs and symbols for letters. These were called glyphs. Some of the symbols include the ones above. They were depicted as humans, animals, and supernatural creatures. The Mayans also created numerals so that they could do math. C.C

Mayan religion was characterized by the worship of nature gods, specifically the gods of sun, rain and corn. Their religion also involved rituals of human sacrifice. S.L

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This picture shows a picture of the Mayan supreme god Itzamná. This picture shows the Mayan god Chac. S.L

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