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  2. Ancient Maya art - Wikipedia

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    e. Ancient Maya art comprises the visual arts of the Maya civilization, an eastern and south-eastern Mesoamerican culture made up of a great number of small kingdoms in present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Many regional artistic traditions existed side by side, usually coinciding with the changing boundaries of Maya polities.

  3. Childhood in Maya society - Wikipedia

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    In the Mayan culture, children were raised and treated as adults. Mayan children are raised to help and learn from their parents; this includes household chores, survival skills, and hunting skills if needed. For the most part, there are different "norms" or "responsibilities" for genders. In the perfect example, the mother would show and teach ...

  4. Maya civilization - Wikipedia

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    The Maya civilization (/ ˈmaɪə /) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas.

  5. Maya dance - Wikipedia

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    Dance was a central component of social, religious, and political endeavors for the ancient Maya. The entire community danced, including kings, nobles, and common people. Dance served many functions such as creating sacred space, closing the gap between here and the otherworld, and releasing the dead from the grasp of the Xibalbans (see Xibalba).

  6. Maya society - Wikipedia

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    The Maya people were indigenous to Mexico and Central America and the most dominant people groups of Central America up until the 6th century. [ 1 ] In the Neolithic Age, Maya society has contributed to the fields of astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, art and writing. [ 2 ] The Mayans would peak as a civilization between 250 - 900 AD.

  7. Guatemalan art - Wikipedia

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    Guatemalan art refers to all forms of visual art associated with a Guatemalan national identity either because they are created within Guatemala, for Guatemalans, or by Guatemalans. The visual arts in Guatemala consist largely of weaving, muralism, painting, architecture, and the performing arts. Most analysis of Guatemalan and Indigenous ...

  8. History of the Maya civilization - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of Maya civilization is divided into three principal periods: the Preclassic, Classic and Postclassic periods; [ 1 ] these were preceded by the Archaic Period, which saw the first settled villages and early developments in agriculture. [ 2 ] Modern scholars regard these periods as arbitrary divisions of chronology of the Maya ...

  9. Museo Popol Vuh - Wikipedia

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    Universidad Francisco Marroquín, 6 Calle Fina, Zona 10, Guatemala 01010 (502) 2338-7896. Type. Maya archaeology-Colonial art Museum. Founder. Jorge and Ella Castillo. Website. www.popolvuh.ufm.edu. The Museo Popol Vuh (Popol Vuh Museum) is home to one of the major collections of Maya art in the world. It is located on the campus of the ...