I think my love for mathematics may have come from the Mayas, one of the first civilizations to deeply understand mathematics and astronomy. |
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They have a description of Hurakan's role in the creation epics of the Mayas. |
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Highly developed cultures, including those of the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs existed long before the Spanish conquest. |
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Local property values have since appreciated so much that most Mayas are priced out of the market. |
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Between Mayas and Aztecs came the Toltecs, who incised five holes on their human-bone flutes. |
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They gave bangles for African slaves, opium for the silver of China and beads for the gold of the Incas and Mayas of South America. |
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The dark-haired, dark-eyed Mexican was as tough as those Mayas in his home country he spoke so much about. |
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Much better represented in scholarly literature and the popular imagination would be the Aztecs and Mayas of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. |
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The heirs to the Incas and the Mayas, and those of the myriad other Indian nations that peopled the continent in the pre-Columbus era, have a long tradition of resistance. |
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The Chinese have ten previous ages, and the Etrurians and the Mayas all report seven previous worlds, while the Polynesians and Icelanders have nine. |
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Mayas are actually more likely to support their local government than are Ladino Guatemalans. |
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The Mayas here used adobe because of the lack of building stone in the area, instead using the abundant clay and lime extracted from shells. |
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Around 300 AD, the Mayas began to dominate part of the state. |
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