![]() ![]() Days when the Mayans didn’t do cropping or go hunting or fishing, they took part in simple activities such as arts and crafts.ĭoing craft work was very special for the Mayas because they would make useful things for survival such as tools that were made of stones, ropes for hunting and survival in the woods, they would make baskets, clay figurines for the children and for decorations in their homes, and they would make mats. When the Mayans would hunt, they would catch things like deer, rabbits, wild turkey and usually when they caught animals such as these, they would make them out of stew and use the fur for clothing, shelter or even for decorations. Not only was taking care of the fields a priority to the Mayans, but also fishing and hunting were a priority to food resources. For a special, sweet treat, the Mayas would even raise cacao which was a crop they used to make into a chocolate drink and they would mix it with water. Certain crops that were very popular in the Mayan civilization were food such as corn but back then, they called it “Maize”, other foods were avocados, squash, beans, chili peppers, and papayas. For example, they use to take sticks and punch holes in the ground but then later on as time went on, they developed new and improved techniques for farming. ![]() ![]() These amazing people had creative methods when it came to agriculture. The Mayans were very advanced agriculture as they worked very hard to support their families and the civilization by working in the fields and worked together constantly as a community to up-keep the crops. Just like it is in the world today, even the Maya had to go through the bad to get to the good. This was a time where the Maya had experienced struggles and developmental hardships within in society and as a result of that, they were able to become more courageous and gain strength like no other. The Pre-classic period was a length of time where the substructure or base of the modern civilization of the Mayan people was developed. Despite many of the Maya have adopted and obtained Spanish techniques, there’s still a large population of modernized Maya people that also secure and value their old ethnic practices from ancient times. Surprisingly, the descendants of the civilization presently manifest a substantial part of the population, including in the divisions. ![]() When they did so, life was peaceful for them as they continued their lives in a ruling, authoritative manner until the conquest of the Spanish arrived. It was as if the civilization all disappeared at once but then later on was identified to have relocated to the northern region of the Yucatan Peninsula. For some strange, odd reason, it was such a mystery as to how and why the Maya suddenly vanished from the lowlands southern areas of Guatemala after 900. The Mayas were very well successful in the learning of mathematics and astronomy this was actually documented in the hieroglyphs. The Maya people had constructed tremendous, gigantic pyramids that were made of stones they constructed beautiful, detailed temples, and even beautiful sculptures that had significant meanings to their civilization. ![]()
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