Maya Civilization

Maya Civilization

The Maya civilization is a civilization that emerged in Mesoamerica, are noted for their written scripts that come from the Pre-Columbian, is also famous for the spectacular culture, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems are unique. Maya civilization began in the Pre-classic period, which was developed in Classical Period (about 250 AD to 900 AD), and continue until the post-Classical period until the arrival of the Spaniards in Yucatan. In the golden era, the country Maya is one of the most populous and civilized country in the world's most dynamic.
Maya civilization has much in common with other Mesoamerican civilizations, this is due to the high interaction and cultural diffusion that occurs in the region. Cultural products such as writing, epigraphy, and the Mayan calendar is not automatically generated, but their culture was high.
Maya influence can be found as far as central Mexico, more than 1000 kilometers from the center of the Mayan country. Outside of the Mayan civilization also influenced the Mayan civilization, which is found in traditional Mayan art and architecture. The effect is obtained from the results of cultural exchange and trade in the absence of external subjugation.
Mayans are not extinct, both from the time after the expiration of the Period of Classical or with the arrival of Spanish explorers and colonization of Spanish conquistadores in a row. Today, the Maya and their descendants form the population that still maintain the traditions and beliefs, with the result of acculturation and adaptation of the Roman Catholic ideology from the time of pre-Columbian and post-occupation period.
Maya language remains the language of their main current. One form of their culture, Rabinal Achi, a traditional drama, is inserted into the list of Masterpieces of Oral Heritage and Human Nonbendawi by UNESCO in 2005.