BR 2-18: The Lost Temple of the Maya

I chose this book because this story is famous and popular as sightseeing. I will tell you about this civilization. This book is written about a history of Mayan civilization. Mayan civilization is the civilization which prospered centering on what is called Maya areas, such as southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Large city ruins began as Kizuka is from late formative years. In the central region, Lamanai in Belize now, in the lowlands of Peten Guatemala, Tikal ruins metropolis, Washakutoun, El Mirador, such as Nakbe will be built, he has prospered concentration of population occurs. El Mirador is a large city, Nakube and Karakumu It has been found that edifice is superior to the classical period, was built in 400 BC and later. The monarch of big city nations such as Tikal, Calakmul was accompanied by a minor thing city state as a superiority king for the classic period of the anthesis and competed for hegemony. The tical which was a superiority king and the King of mosquito comfortable Murr guarded the enthronement of the King of the minor thing city state and maintained power by intervening in a succession fight. In each city, the pyramid shrine with a huge stairs-type foundation stone was built, and the monument which expressed the history of the dynasty was carved with flourishingly. In the late classical period many small city-state was developed on behalf of the metropolis Teotihuacan and Tikal. 8th century can be said to be at the height of Mayan culture. Rich artistry of the Mayan culture suggesting magnificent works of this period building, stone carving, stonework, and earthenware. In addition, well developed character and record of the calendar calculation based on astronomical observations, document and picture of the deer skin or bark material was created. It had a strong interest in the preservation of history can be inferred from the era, such as representation of the merit of the kings and the inscription carved inscriptions. With the negotiations with coastal regions and around the central part of Mexico, was born in the trade also some commercial city. In addition, it can be said that the classical period Maya civilization has no metal, and was essentially Neolithic. And nation of Maya cities of the central region began to decline after another in a chain reaction from around the 9th century. Pottery from the ruins and the iconography of the monument, the cause, there was an invasion from Mexico. And they also found that there was a tendency of malnutrition in the bones of the late classical period. War due to deforestation for building and farming slash-and-burn, plaster, an outbreak of plague and food shortages occur fertility is reduced, intensified around scarce resources and downfall of the authority of the ruling class by it further major decline I have considered the cause. And on the other hand, a building beautiful wall decoration of Puuc Style Uxmal, etc. Chichien Itza were built in many northern regions, including northern Yucatan Peninsula from the late classical period. And they have an original calendar and it is so famous. It was studied by a lot of people. If you want to know more about Maya, I recommend you to read this book because you can know them by reading this book. 

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HEINLE CENGAGE Learning/ Rob Waring/ 2009