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like the egyptians, the mayas are
well known for pyramids, which vary in shape depending on where
they were built. the maya occupied the yucat�n peninsula of mexico. the mayan religion centered around the worship of many nature gods. their amazing architecture remain as great ruins at centers they used for religious ceremonies, including palenque, uxmal, cop�n, tikal and chich�n itz�. they developed astronomy, calendar systems and writing. they built observatories to watch stars. they were highly skilled as potters and weavers. about ad 300 to 900 the major centers including palenque, tikal, and cop�n were mysteriously abandoned. the reasons are still unknown. a few centers continued until the spanish arrived in the 16th century. find out how you can support the mayan kids website |