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| El Castillo in Chichen Itza image courtesy of philop, via commons.wikimedia.org |
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| Ball Court in Copan image courtesy of Adalberto Hernandez Vega |
The Maya civilization flourished from about 200 - 900 A.D. Their sophisticated achievements in architecture, math, astronomy and writing are amazing. Yet their culture seems rather barbaric, too, as seen in their "ball game," which always ended with the losers being decapitated.
Find out more about the Maya at the sites below. (Our favorites are in red.)
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| Temple of the Warriors image used courtesy of Keith Pomakis |
Interactive Sites
Map from PBS (click "launch interactive")
Art
Masterpiece Revealed (click "launch interactive") |
| Jade Mask image by Ver Abajo |
Language
Decode Stela 3 (click "launch interactive")Cracking the Maya Code (video)
Timeline of Decipherment (click "launch interactive")
Reading
National Gallery of Art (great printable guide )
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| Figurine of Classic Maya Warrior image by Michel Wal |
"Mayan Mysteries" - by NASA
Other Links
Maya Today
What did you learn about Maya civilization and culture? Do you think you would have enjoyed life during the age of the great Maya kingdoms?
I learned there are a lot more Mayan ruins than I ever knew about. I think I'd like eating their tropical fruits, but I'd pass on the ball game and blood sacrifices. I wonder if they disappeared so quickly because of mass starvations, and then the dead -or dying - were just burned as more sacrifices.
ReplyDeleteAccording to my Mayan calendar I'd better write this today. If I wait until tomorrow it may be too late. My question is do you think the Mayans are waiting to do their Christmas shopping until after Dec. 21, 2012?
ReplyDeletePerhaps you students or faculty at World Star Academy can pass along this message to one of your fine scholars, the one who did the "Celtic Knot" on his Piston Portfolio blog:
ReplyDeleteVery impressive knot! You have a lot of talent.
I have a question: Why is it when a person says "Celtic Knot" the letter "c" is pronounced as a "k" but the "k" is totally silent?