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Mayan people continued to develop the art, maths and science through out their history. Mayans dominated mathematics and astronomy, and other sciences such as medicine.

Language Spanish; English; various Mayan dialects

Population-About 8–10 million

built spectacular temples and palaces, developed several calendars Mayans were the first people in the Western hemisphere to keep written historical records. Maya died of diseases spread by the Europeans, especially smallpox. Volcanic mountains were all around located in the highlands. The fertile soil supports the largest segment of the Maya population. Their are two Mayan languages of the Classic period Yucatecan and Cholan.

religions of the Maya in which astrology and ancestor worship both worlds, the heavens, and the underworld that has never been seen called Xibalba.

Mayas had traditional gods who belonged to the natural world, such as corn, rain, and the sun

Maya are the holy days of the Christian calendar.

Men generally wear pant like trousers and sport shirts. Women wear either woven and embroidered clothing, or dresses and skirt-and-blouse outfits. Many Mayans had to jobs and when they did work it was on farms for low wages.

Some wore designs on their clothing which included humans, animals, and plants which had religious significance. Every different Maya group and different villages had their own distinctive patterns or decoration. Corn was the most important food of their ancestors to the Mayans. Mayans played hip-ball it was a game that involved keeping a very hard rubber ball u can use any part of the body other than the hands, head ,and feet. = = http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Maya.html#b = = =GD IV: Environmental Science=

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