The Mayas

Title: The Mayas
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The Mayas

The Mayas, a generally very peaceful tribe, started their civilization around 300 AD. These people were in the region of the Middle America. When they started living here, most of the land was thick forests and mountains. They lived in what is now Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and part of Mexico in central America. The first city the Mayas built was Uaxactun in Northern Guatemala. This city was built in 328 AD. Soon thereafter, their main …showed first 75 words of 1021 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1021 total…there are over 20 forms of Maya languages in central America spoken today. The Maya people still grow the same crops and do the same dances. Some people now have converted to Christianity, but some still believe in their original religion. Bibliography Baquedano, Elizabeth. Aztec, Inca, & Maya. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. McKissack, Patricia C. The Maya. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1985. Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. America’s Fascinating Indian Heritage. Pleasantville: Reader’s Digest Association, 1978.

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