Mayan Civilization: People of Mystery

By The History Hour

The Maya civilization was developed by the Maya people, and noted for its hieroglyphic script - as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomic system.

Inside you'll read about

MesoamericaGeographyHistoryPoliticsSocietyWarfareTradeArtArchitectureLanguageWriting and literacyMathematicsCalendarAstronomyReligion and MythologyAgriculture

And much more

The Maya recorded their history and ritual knowledge in screen fold books, of which only three uncontested examples remain, the rest having been destroyed by the Spanish. The Maya developed a highly complex series of interlocking ritual calendars, and employed mathematics that included one of the earliest instances of the explicit zero in the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1718161212
• ISBN13: 9781718161214
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"