Chapter 7 Classical Era Variations

The Mayan Civilization has had much success within the subject of writing and warfare. Between the years 250 to 900 C.E. was the most notable and successful achievements of their civilization. In mathematical concepts, priests created a mathematical system that included the number zero and place notion, which was capable of complex calculations. The Mayan people were very smart and skillful people. They used mathematics and combined it with night skies to figure out the rotations of different planets, the figure out when eclipses of the sun and moon would occur, to famously construct calendars, and to calculate the length of the solar system. They did not stop there, they also created an elaborate writing system that involved pictographs and phonetic/syllabic elements

Overall the Mayan civilization was a very advanced and successful civilization of their time. They were skilled in other aspects as well such as draining swamps, terraced hillsides, flattened ridge tops, and constructed an elaborate water management system. The Mayan advanced in almost all crucial aspects of every day life. I think that this is commendable upon their part because it must be take time, patience, and focus to figure out the things that they created. At this point in our society, if it was not for the Mayans that created our calendar, we virtually would not have a basic understanding of how the calendar system works. The Mayans created such an important element of our lives, that without them spending their time to create such a calendar, we would never know the importance of the days of the year. How many months, or how many hours in day. All these key elements tie in to each other, and I think its remarkable how the Mayans evolved this calendar over time.

Lastly, the hard work of the Mayans are granted, and it would not surprise me about how many other elements of life that evolved from the Mayan civilization.