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October 30th 2011
Published: October 30th 2011
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Mesoamerican Mayans.
Job Specializations/agriculture: They farmed all of their food. They would farm maize, beans, chili peppers, and squash. They were healthy.
Writing: Their writing was focused on math and the stars/moon. They also communicated through pictographs and phonetic. Sometimes in their writing they would use syllabic elements.
Complex Religion: Their religion was more on supernatural and natural things. They would sacrifice prisoners.
Social Hierarchy: There was different power given to rulers and to farmers. Power was also different depending on the type of job they had.
Arts and Architecture: Their architecture was unique because they focused their architecture more on an arch. One arch in particular was the corbel arch.
http://www.criscenzo.com/jaguarsun/maya.html

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31st October 2011

This was really interesting and I can't wait to learn more

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