Thursday, November 15, 2012

Mayan ancestry report

          Mayan was mostly spoken in pre-Hispanic times.The Mayan culture is still alive today with 6 millions speaker of 30 extant Mayan languages.Mayan  languages in the classic periods (A.D 300-900)Mayan were in control a lot of territories. The territories were Honduras, El Salvador to Guatemala and Belize.The period  opened to new extraordinary arts and sculptures.It had great activity and production.The Mayan were highly skilled in Mathematics and science and as well as technology.

           Mayan art style was very realistic,displaying contempory life in murals.The temple pyramid complex.Itself was said to be dedicated to Quetzalcoatl,a god at Teotihuacan and later with the Toltec and Aztecs.Mayans represented their leaders and rulers.

People in high Mayan society were those in charge of the government. The lower class civilians were farmers,artisans and commoners. Although the monumental architecture of each the impressive remains of classic Maya civilization is strikingly unique,certain features remain constant.

Musical instruments were discovered and been suggested festival type activities took place in Mayan communities.Ritual feast are given to celebrate their gods.Mayans also in joyed playing sports,they were highly athletic and invented many sports.

                                          Mayans today



Maya regions are ecologically divided into three types of areas. These are the southern low lands,the northern lowlands,and the highlands/pacific slope region.
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