The Mayan culture
Jun 07, 2021
The group of pre-Columbian peoples who ruled Mesoamerica for 18 centuries is
known as the Mayan culture or Mayan civilization, from the Pre-Classic Period
(2000 BC – 250 AD) of the continent, until the Post-Classic Period (900-1527
AD). .), when the Conquest of America took place.
It was one of the most outstanding civilizations in all of original America. They left
behind an important set of ruins and a cultural legacy that inspired later cultures,
part of which still survives.
Welcome message from author
One of the theories establishes that due to the great demographic growth and
the increasing food needs , natural resources were depleted and, added to long
periods of drought , the Mayan civilization was weakening.
On the other hand, a different theory proposes that the invading tribes from
the north were weakening the Mayans, and that the Spanish cultures, with the
conquest of America , were the ones that ended up destroying the Mayan
culture, which was already in decline.
Related Documents
