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rise and fall of the maya empire

Latin American Studies 9/20/2010. rise and fall of the maya empire. Yucatan Peninsula Time breakdown Preclassic Classic Postclassic. Where were they located?. Palenque Tikal Copan Chichen Itza. Famous city states. At least 50 interdependent city states

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rise and fall of the maya empire

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  1. Latin American Studies 9/20/2010 rise and fall of the maya empire

  2. Yucatan Peninsula • Time breakdown • Preclassic • Classic • Postclassic Where were they located?

  3. Palenque Tikal Copan Chichen Itza Famous city states

  4. At least 50 interdependent city states Each city state has own ahau and nobility Alliances through marriage Divine authority; “Overkings” Political organization of the mayans

  5. Records of genealogies Proof of religious rituals and lives of warriors/artisans A new system of writing…

  6. 2 versions • Solar: 365 days (Haab) • Ceremonial: 260 days (Tzolk’in) • Long Count—to record longer amounts of time • K’atun=20 years calendar

  7. Universe in which the heavens were divided into 13 compartments arranged into 7 levels • Each ruled by a god • Itzamna—associated with earth and sky; reptilian • Ah Kin: sun; Ix Chel: moon • Chac: rain god (givers of rain) Religion

  8. Creation story of the Maya Story of the hero twins Passed down through oral tradition Written down in 16th century Popolvuh

  9. Known for their step pyramids (thought to originally have had smooth sides similarly to Egyptian ones) Use of monumental architecture as a show of power and divine authority Mayan art and architecture

  10. Murals depicting religious sacrifice and conflict Located inside temple at Bonampak site in present-day Chiapas, Mexico Murals at bonampak

  11. Decline of city states in central heartland began around 800 CE • Many theories, no historical decision on what actually happened • Environmental? • Political? • Wars? Fall of the mayan empire

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