Mayan Empire (12 jun 900 ano antes da era comum – 12 out 301 ano antes da era comum)
Descrição:
- Hierarchical government - Polytheistic - They had individual states instead of a centralized form of government: Tikal and Palenque - Palenque was an ancient Maya city - Tikal was an ancient Maya city-state - It contains more than a dozen major pyramids - Pakal the Great was one of the great rulers that the Mayan empire had - He ascended the throne at the age of 12 and ruled for close to 70 years - During his reign, Palenque was able to recover from invasions by its rival Calakmul - Pakal also launched the construction of the "Temple of Inscriptions" - Cleared rainforests in order to have large amounts of vegetation. - Traded honey, cocoa, cotton cloth and feathers. - They developed the concept zero - They invented the first organized "ball game" - The team that won got to live and the team that lost was sacrificed to the gods and said to be sent to the underworld - Had a patriarchal society