PS: Maya civilization is a modern jungle civilization, which is distributed in five countries: southeast Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. Although in the Neolithic Age, it made great achievements in astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, art and writing. Tied with the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire as the three major civilizations of America (the Aztec Empire and the Mayan civilization are located in Central America; The Inca Empire is located in the Andes of South America.
Aztec (or translated as Aztec, Aztec) is an ancient Mexican civilization from14th century to16th century. The Aztec civilization, Inca civilization and Maya civilization that it inherited are called the three great civilizations in Central and South America.
1. According to the chronology of Central America, Mayan history is divided into pre-classical period, classical period and post-classical period. The pre-classical period (65438 BC+0500-300 AD) is also called the formative period, during which calendars and characters were invented, monuments and buildings were built. The classical period was its heyday (from the 4th century to the 9th century), during which the use of characters, the establishment of monuments, the construction of buildings and the exertion of art reached its peak. In the post-classical period (about 9th century-65438+6th century), Chyi Chin, Ithaca, Smal and other city-states rose in the north, and their cultures gradually declined. Maya never had a unified and powerful empire like Greece and Egypt. In its heyday, the Maya region was divided into hundreds of city-states. However, Maya countries traditionally belong to the same cultural circle in terms of language, writing, religious beliefs and customs. /kloc-In the 6th century, the Aztec Empire, the inheritor of Mayan culture, was destroyed by the Spanish Empire. [ 1]
Maya civilization is an outstanding representative of Latin American ancient Indian civilization and American ancient Indian civilization, named after Indian Maya. Formed around 1500 BC, the Mayans created a splendid Mayan civilization.
2. Aztec civilization is a unique ancient civilization in the history of the world. It established an empire in central Mexico in the15th century. Have a more accurate calendar system; In agriculture, irrigation technology is developed; Economically, there was already a "currency" in the primitive stage; Religious myths have distinctive features and far-reaching influence on later generations; The Aztecs are also very skilled in building, and they can build very magnificent buildings. The ancient city of tenochtitlan is the best proof. In addition, the Aztec social strata are strictly divided and have a complete legal system.