10 Interesting Fact About The history and cultural significance of the Mayan civilization

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• Maya civilization is one of the most advanced civilizations in Central America in pre-columbus.
• Maya people develop a writing system using a very complex hieroglyive.
• The virtual calendar system has three different calendars, one of which is a long calendar that has a cycle of 5,125 years.
• Maya civilization reached its peak in the 6th to 9th century AD with a population of around 2 million people.
• Maya people are very skilled in agriculture and develop sophisticated irrigation systems, so they can build big cities with large populations.
• Maya people are also famous for their architectural art, such as a magnificent pyramid, temple, and palace.
• Maya has a very complex religious practice, which involves the sacrifice of humans and animals as part of their worship ceremonies.
• Maya people are also known as astronomers and mathematics, and they can predict the solar eclipse and moon with extraordinary accuracy.
• Maya civilization suffered a setback and decline in the 10th century AD, although some cities still survived until the Spanish colonial period in the 16th century.
• Maya's cultural heritage is still seen today, through art, architecture, and ceremonial traditions inherited from generation to generation.