Maya peoples

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The Maya peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous Mesoamerican communities known for their advanced pre-Columbian civilizations, including achievements in writing, astronomy, mathematics, and monumental architecture, who continue to inhabit regions of Mexico and Central America today.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Mesoamerican civilization
ethnic group
calendarSystem Haabʼ
Long Count calendar
Tzolkʼin
linked to: Tzolkʼin calendar
continent North America
cosmologyFeature World Tree
linked to: Yggdrasil

underworld Xibalba
country Belize
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
culture Maya civilization
deity Chaac
Itzamna
Ix Chel
Kʼawiil
Kʼinich Ajaw
ethnicGroupOf Mesoamerica
hasSubgroup Chʼol Maya
Itzaʼ Maya
linked to: Itza Maya

Kaqchikel Maya
linked to: Kaqchikel

Kʼicheʼ Maya
Lacandon Maya
linked to: Lacandon

Mam Maya
Qʼeqchiʼ Maya
Tzeltal Maya
Tzotzil Maya
linked to: Tzotzil

Yucatec Maya
historicalEvent Spanish conquest of the Maya
knownFor astronomy
ballcourts
complex calendar systems
hieroglyphic writing
mathematics
monumental architecture
observatories
palaces
polychrome ceramics
positional vigesimal numeral system
pyramids
stone stelae
stucco sculpture
use of zero
languageFamily Mayan languages
mainRegion Chiapas
Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands

Petén Basin
linked to: Maya lowlands

Yucatán Peninsula
ongoingIssue cultural preservation
land rights conflicts
linguistic revitalization
partOf Indigenous peoples of Central America
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
religion Evangelicalism
Maya religion
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
syncretic Christianity
timePeriod Classic period
Colonial period
Postclassic period
Preclassic period
modern era
traditionalBeverage chocolate drink
traditionalCrop beans
cacao
maize
squash
traditionalGame Mesoamerican ballgame
UNESCOHeritage cultural traditions recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage
writingSystem Maya script

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Eastern Mexico hasIndigenousGroup Maya peoples
subject linked to: eastern Mexico
Southern Mexico hasEthnicGroup Maya peoples
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Quintana Roo languageGroupPresent Maya peoples
Guatemala Highlands hasEthnicGroup Maya peoples
Kaminaljuyú archaeologicalCulture Highland Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
Petén Department historicalRegionOf Itzaʼ Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Americas includesEthnicGroup Maya peoples
Poqomam Maya subgroupOf Maya peoples
Poqomam Maya partOf indigenous peoples of Guatemala
linked to: Maya peoples
Guatemalan Americans ethnicOrigin Maya peoples
Guatemalan Americans relatedGroup Maya peoples
Tzolkʼin calendar usedBy ancient Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
Lacandon languageBranch Mayan
linked to: Maya peoples
Ixil languageFamily Mayan
linked to: Maya peoples
House of Pakal dynasty culturalSphere Lowland Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
The Blood of Guatemala subjectMatter Maya peoples of Guatemala
linked to: Maya peoples
Temple V belongsToCulture Lowland Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
Osario pyramid builtBy Maya peoples
Platform of Venus builtBy Maya peoples
Casa Colorada culturalHeritageOf Maya peoples
Chaac worshippedBy Lowland Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
Tinum, Yucatán hasEthnicGroup Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Totonicapán region majorEthnicGroup Indigenous Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
Temple of the Phalli builtBy Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Nohoch Mul pyramid builtBy Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Grupo Las Pinturas hasAssociatedPeople Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Maya hieroglyphs developedBy Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Caste War of Yucatán mainParticipants Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Ah Kim Pech associatedEthnicGroup Maya people
subject linked to: Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech
linked to: Maya peoples
Campeche demographicsGroup Maya peoples
subject linked to: Campeche state
Yucatec Maya spokenBy Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula
linked to: Maya peoples
Southeastern Mexico hasEthnicGroup Maya peoples
subject linked to: southeastern Mexico
Izamal foundedBy Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples
Chontal of Tabasco relatedEthnicity Maya peoples
Chol people subgroupOf Maya peoples
Tzotzil languageFamily Mayan
linked to: Maya peoples
Totonicapán hasEthnicGroup Maya peoples
Poqomchiʼ Maya subgroupOf Maya peoples
Xiu Maya category Indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula
linked to: Maya peoples
Jaibalito inhabitedBy Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples