Maya civilization
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The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya civilization canonical | 171 |
| Mayan civilization | 2 |
| ancient Maya | 2 |
| Classic Maya | 1 |
| Classic Maya civilization | 1 |
| Maya civilization core area | 1 |
| Maya culture | 1 |
| Maya people | 1 |
| Maya peoples in Mesoamerica | 1 |
| Maya polities | 1 |
| Mayan | 1 |
| Mayan architecture | 1 |
| Mayapán | 1 |
| Pre-Columbian Maya | 1 |
| The Maya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Maya civilization Context triple: [Mesoamerica, knownFor, Maya civilization]
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Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was a powerful Mesoamerican civilization centered in Tenochtitlan that dominated central Mexico through military conquest, tribute, and a rich religious and cultural tradition until its fall to Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
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Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
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Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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Andean civilization
Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.
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Inca Empire
The Inca Empire was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in western South America, renowned for its vast Andean road system, advanced engineering, and administrative sophistication centered on its capital at Cusco.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maya civilization Target entity description: The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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A.
Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire was a powerful Mesoamerican civilization centered in Tenochtitlan that dominated central Mexico through military conquest, tribute, and a rich religious and cultural tradition until its fall to Spanish invaders in the early 16th century.
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B.
Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
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C.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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D.
Andean civilization
Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.
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E.
Inca Empire
The Inca Empire was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization in western South America, renowned for its vast Andean road system, advanced engineering, and administrative sophistication centered on its capital at Cusco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
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civilization ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| conquestPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Teotihuacan civilization
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surface form:
Teotihuacan
Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
cyclical time
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sacred world tree ⓘ |
| declinedAround | c. 900–1000 CE ⓘ |
| developed |
Calendar Round
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surface form:
Haabʼ calendar
Long Count calendar ⓘ Maya calendar ⓘ Tzolkʼin calendar ⓘ concept of zero ⓘ vigecimal numeral system ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
maize agriculture
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trade networks ⓘ |
| emergedAround | c. 2000 BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Classic period
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c. 250–900 CE ⓘ |
| governanceType | city-state system ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomy
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ballcourts ⓘ complex calendar system ⓘ hieroglyphic writing ⓘ mathematics ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ palaces ⓘ pyramids ⓘ |
| legacyIncludes |
Maya art
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Maya codices ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ modern Maya peoples ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belize
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El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| majorSite |
Bonampak
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Calakmul ⓘ Caracol ⓘ Chichén Itzá ⓘ Copán ⓘ Palenque ⓘ Tikal ⓘ Tulum ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Yaxchilán ⓘ |
| partOf | Pre-Columbian Americas history ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | independent city-states ⓘ |
| practiced |
bloodletting rituals
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ritual human sacrifice ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
correlation of Venus cycles
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elaborate ritual calendar ⓘ precise astronomical observations ⓘ |
| religionType | polytheism ⓘ |
| spokeLanguageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | logosyllabic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Maya civilization Description of subject: The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
Referenced by (187)
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