Postclassic Maya period

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf City
gptkbp:follows Classic_Maya_period
gptkbp:historicalContext approximately 900 AD to 1500 AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Postclassic Maya period
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Toltec_culture
gptkb:Aztec_culture
gptkbp:is_characterized_by decline of large city-states
rise of smaller polities
gptkbp:notableFor ritual practices
social stratification
increased population density
increased trade networks
cultural syncretism
increased militarization
influence on modern music
ceramic production
influence on modern literature
political fragmentation
increased urbanization
influence on regional politics
influence on modern spirituality
influence on modern dance
influence on regional literature
trade in textiles
influence on regional culture
development of new trade routes
influence on regional languages
influence on regional art forms
development of new agricultural techniques
development of new forms of governance
development of new religious practices
influence on regional music
development of new languages
architecture with defensive features
influence on later colonial societies
influence on modern art forms
influence on regional dance
influence on regional economics
influence on regional religions
influence on regional spirituality
trade in jade
trade in obsidian
use of ceremonial centers
use of codices
use of the ballgame
influence_on_modern_Maya_culture
cultural_exchange_with_other_Mesoamerican_cultures
influence_on_architecture_in_Central_America
influence_on_architecture_in_the_Yucatán
gptkbp:notableTracks gptkb:Uxmal
Chichen Itza
Tulum
Mayapan
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Spanish_conquest_of_the_Yucatán
gptkbp:style Postclassic_art_style