FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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Inaccurate
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Used to make calendars
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Figured out with telescopes
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Used to figure out the end of the world.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Maya calendars, mythology and astrology were integrated into a single system of belief. The Maya observed the sky and calendars to predict solar and lunar eclipses, the cycles of the planet Venus, and the movements of the constellations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Maya erected stelae-i.e., stone slabs or pillars-on which they carved representative figures and important dates and events in their rulers’ lives. To describe a given date more accurately, the Maya instituted the “Long Count, ” a continuous marking of time from a base date.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is a myth that the Maya invented the calendar. The Haab and Tzolkin calendars were already in existence, dating back to around 2, 000 B.C.; the Maya were simply one of cultures that used it. The earliest known inscription of a Long Count date is 36 B.C., at the Chiapa de Corzo archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico.