The Maya Civilization

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Centuries before the arrival of Europeans, one of the greatest civilizations in the Americas rose and fell. They left behind them a rich legacy of roads and construction. They had a system of writing as well as a highly developed system of mathematics and astronomy. However, this advanced civilization suddenly ended. The people who made up the civilization never left, but their cultural and political institutions fell apart, and many of their cities were abandoned. Learn more about the Maya Civilization, its rise, and its fall on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Centuries before the arrival of Europeans, one of the greatest civilizations in the Americas, rose and fell.
0:06.0	They left behind a rich legacy of roads and construction.
0:09.0	They had an advanced system of writing, as well as a highly developed system of mathematics and astronomy.
0:14.3	However, this advanced civilization suddenly ended. The people who made up the
0:18.6	civilization never left, but their cultural and political institutions fell apart and their cities were abandoned.
0:24.0	Learn more about the Maya Civilization, its rise and its fall on this episode of Everything Everywhere
0:29.7	Daily. The The Maya civilization existed in what is today southern Mexico in the Yucatan
0:48.7	Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
0:52.5	Also, the correct term to describe the civilization is Maya, not Mayen.
0:58.0	Mayen is the term used to describe the languages.
1:01.5	Maya is the term used to describe any non-linguistic aspects of the civilization.
1:06.3	So for the rest of the episode I will be referring to the Maya people and the Maya civilization
1:11.2	and the Mayan languages.
1:14.2	The earliest evidence of the Maya appear in the archaeological record around 1800 BC.
1:19.4	The dawn of the Maya consisted of small agricultural villages growing crops.
1:23.5	The primary crops grown by the Maya include maize,
1:26.3	squash, chilies, sweet potatoes, and cacao.
1:29.8	The dominant civilization in Mesoamerica during the early Maya period was the Olmex civilization.
1:35.2	They were centered in the region just south of what is today Veracruz, Mexico, and the Yucatan
1:39.0	Peninsula.
1:40.0	They're best known for their large round heads made of stone.
1:43.2	As the Olmex civilization went into decline, the Maya civilization began to rise.
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