tedness of their lives had a great impact on their advancements. They needed to create a calendar in order to plant and harvest, plan for religious ceremonies, and keep track of things. The religion offered them a way to come together in the cities. The cities offered them a place to develop art and writings. It gave them a reason to write down their history. They are a unique an interesting culture. The Mayans were a highly developed society for their time.Works Cited“Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?” Out of the Past. Annenburg/CPB Multimedia. 1998. *http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mayans.html* (30 Jan. 2001). Dumois, Luis. “The Maya Civilization: Mayan Numerals and Calendar.” Mexico Connect. *http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/ldumois/maya/ldmayanumbers.html* (30 Jan. 2001).Hooker, Richard. “Civilizations in America: The Mayans.” World Civilizations. 1996. *http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTML* (31 Jan. 2001).Palfrey, Dale Hoyt. “The Classic Period, Part 3 of 3-The Maya.” Mexico Connect. *http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/hclassic3.html* (3 Feb. 2001). ...