the ancient Maya

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:are_known_for their murals
their sculptures
their astronomical observatories
gptkbp:celebrates various festivals
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:temples
pyramids
gptkbp:created codices
elaborate artwork
gptkbp:declined_in around the 9th century
gptkbp:developed_by agriculture
Mayan languages
Mayan hieroglyphs
the concept of zero
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:trade
gptkbp:had gptkb:social_hierarchy
gptkb:trade_routes
a rich oral tradition
city-states
sacred sites
advanced agricultural techniques
ritual ball games
elaborate burial practices
a pantheon of gods
a rich mythology
written records
complex political systems
a complex understanding of astronomy
a system of mathematics that included calculations for agriculture.
a calendar based on the cycles of the moon
a calendar based on the solar year
a system of mathematics that included fractions
a system of mathematics that included geometry
a system of mathematics that included place value
a system of writing for administrative purposes
a system of writing for historical records
a system of writing for religious texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the ancient Maya
gptkbp:influenced later Mesoamerican cultures
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Belize
gptkb:El_Salvador
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Honduras
gptkb:present-day_Mexico
gptkbp:is_practiced_in gptkb:polytheism
human sacrifice
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:deity
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:architecture
gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
advanced writing system
gptkbp:skills gptkb:pottery
weaving
gptkbp:uses calendar systems
sophisticated irrigation systems
cacao as currency
gptkbp:was_involved_in political alliances
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Camazotz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5