What Are The Eight Characteristics Of The Mayan Civilization
Justine Manigault
Mr. Delaney
World History 6
17 March 2014
The Mayans
The Mayans are a well known civilization that arose between the years of 250 A.D. and 900 A.D. They were located in Present day Southern Mexico and Northern Central America. They’ve created writing systems and delivered a sense of mathematics, calendars, and astronomy. Most people only know of the Mayans from their greatest achievements but don’t realize how much of the eight features of civilization influenced their lives.
Public Works are a representation of the culture through infrastructure. Some examples of public works include temples, pyramids and palaces. These were used for a use of religion, art, and writing. Another example of public works is roads used …show more content…
They were large and full of pyramids, temples and palaces. They were considered an area of trade and religion to the people around it. The city-states were linked together by trade but were still independent. The capital was Tikal that was ruled by their own god.
The government was based on independent city-states ruled by separate god-kings. The God-kings were considered descendants of god and ruled both the government and religion. This type of ruling was considered a theocracy. This caused arguments because of different opinions from each god-king. Since the government was so influenced with religion they both became a big influence to their day to day life.
Mayan religion was the center of their society. They had a polytheistic religion meaning they believed in many gods. They had a god for each day and the god’s action was based on a calendar. They also believed in sacrificing their own blood. They occasionally killed enemies to sacrifice as well. A way that historians found out about this information was through their …show more content…
Some jobs included trading goods and merchants. This job was very important due to their trade routes that they created and used greatly. There were also people who were based in more of a fighting area including warriors. They provided safety and protection towards the civilization. There were craft workers who were based more in the arts and architecture. Peasants and farmers had to do with the production of crops for the civilization. The most respected and important job was the god-king. What determined the level of respect and sense of organization was the social class
Mr. Delaney
World History 6
17 March 2014
The Mayans
The Mayans are a well known civilization that arose between the years of 250 A.D. and 900 A.D. They were located in Present day Southern Mexico and Northern Central America. They’ve created writing systems and delivered a sense of mathematics, calendars, and astronomy. Most people only know of the Mayans from their greatest achievements but don’t realize how much of the eight features of civilization influenced their lives.
Public Works are a representation of the culture through infrastructure. Some examples of public works include temples, pyramids and palaces. These were used for a use of religion, art, and writing. Another example of public works is roads used …show more content…
They were large and full of pyramids, temples and palaces. They were considered an area of trade and religion to the people around it. The city-states were linked together by trade but were still independent. The capital was Tikal that was ruled by their own god.
The government was based on independent city-states ruled by separate god-kings. The God-kings were considered descendants of god and ruled both the government and religion. This type of ruling was considered a theocracy. This caused arguments because of different opinions from each god-king. Since the government was so influenced with religion they both became a big influence to their day to day life.
Mayan religion was the center of their society. They had a polytheistic religion meaning they believed in many gods. They had a god for each day and the god’s action was based on a calendar. They also believed in sacrificing their own blood. They occasionally killed enemies to sacrifice as well. A way that historians found out about this information was through their …show more content…
Some jobs included trading goods and merchants. This job was very important due to their trade routes that they created and used greatly. There were also people who were based in more of a fighting area including warriors. They provided safety and protection towards the civilization. There were craft workers who were based more in the arts and architecture. Peasants and farmers had to do with the production of crops for the civilization. The most respected and important job was the god-king. What determined the level of respect and sense of organization was the social class