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The Mayans
Quotations from "Code of Kings" by
Temple Pyramids - "Four sided arrangements generated the square, the other form that the Maya tied to Creation.
The square, in fact, resulted when the creator gods arranged the kan tzuk, kan xuk, "the four sides, the four corners," to give shape and order to the cosmos.
The gods then raised the great center tree called the Wakah-Kan, the "Raised-up Sky."
Time Line
Geographical Location
Period of Existence
From "Code of Kings"
Mesoamerican History
Preclassic - 1500 B.C - A.D 210 (rise of the Olmec)
Classic - A.D 210 - 910
Postclassic - A.D 910 - 1524 (Spanish conquest of Quatamala)
Postclassic - A.D 1542 (Spanish conquest of Yukatan)
Writing System
"The unsurpased calligraphic elegance of this writing system derives from its origins as a painted script."
Summary
Further Reading
To read a little more about the Mayans, take a look at Wikipedia :: Mayans.
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