ands was know as the “K’ul Ahaw” (Sharer p.103). The Maya’s kept all their records carved in stone (Sharer p.1). It his hard to decipher a lot of their records because together the Maya’s have over 28 different forms of their language (Laughton p.57).Some major achievements of the Maya’s are that they are the ones who domesticated such plants as corn (maize), chili peppers and cacao (Sharer p.213). Also they are know for their ability to predict eclipses (Coe p.199). Their calendar was based on a 260-day cycle (Sharer p.117). Besides growing corn and peppers the Maya’s also grew several varieties of beans squashes and pumpkin’s (Sharer p.213). Their most significant innovation was that of pottery. It was invented around 1800 BC. Pottery was used to make everything, with the invention of pottery life became much easier (Coe p.15). The most abundant resource was yellow metal. It along with limestone was used in the construction of almost every major structure in the villages. It was used because these two both hardened after lengthened periods of use (Coe pgs.29-30). Trading was mostly done between the villages through the use of water routes, since most cities were located near large rivers or bodies of water (Sharer p.136). The Maya’s also built roads called “sache’s” that connected nearby towns. The longest sache built was 60 miles long stretching from Coba to Yaxuna (Sharer p.137). The Maya’s were polytheistic, meaning they believed in many god’s (Thompson p.202). Religion was based on that of a body of beliefs about supernatural power’s that helped to define life and the surrounding universe (Sharer p.157). The myth of the ancient Maya’s came to this world through the book of the “Popol Vuh.” This was the sacred book of the Maya’s. It also contained many of the law’s that the Maya’s lived by...
