FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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pets.
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families.
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farming.
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writing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did the Maya use to write? The Maya system of writing used hieroglyphs. These symbols were a combination of pictographs directly representing objects and ideograms (glyphs) expressing more abstract concepts such as actions, ideas and syllabic sounds.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mayas adopted their writing system from the Olmecs, and created their own system of hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics is a writing system of symbols and pictures.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mayan inscriptions are found on stelae (standing stone slabs), stone lintels, sculpture, and pottery, as well as on the few surviving Mayan books, or codices. The Mayan system of writing contains more than 800 characters, including some that are hieroglyphic and other phonetic signs representing syllables.
Detailed explanation-4: -What best describes the Mayan written word? Mayan script consists of symbols and sometimes sounds. The Dresden Codex is best preserved of all pieces of literature. Only four pieces of literature remain.