2nd Grade History: The Mayan Civilization

Sometimes the ball games that the Maya played were part of a religious ceremony. The losers were sacrificed to the gods.

The Maya considered crossed eyes, flat foreheads, and big noses to be beautiful features. In some areas they would use makeup to try and make their noses appear large.

The Maya writing system was made up of 800 glyphs. Some of the glyphs were pictures and others represented sounds.

The Maya civilization is famous for its architecture. Many pyramids, temples, palaces and observatories are still standing today.

The Ancient Mayan lived in the Yucatán around 2000 B.C. This area is southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras.

The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples.