USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Of all the ancient calendar systems, the Maya and other Mesoamerican systems are the most complex and intricate. They used 20-day months, and had two calendar years: the 260-day Sacred Round, or tzolkin, and the 365-day Vague Year, or haab . These two calendars coincided every 52 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Aztecs and the Maya shared many religious elements before the Spanish conquest, but reacted very differently to the same form of Spanish Catholicism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The Maya invented one of several calendars used by pre-Columbian peoples. The Aztecs also invented a calendar, but their civilization rose after the Mayan culture had declined. The Aztec calendar, like the Mayan one, consisted of 365 days.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Aztec calendar was an adaptation of the Mayan calendar. It consisted of a 365-day agricultural calendar, as well as a 260-day sacred calendar. (This is a digital composite.

Detailed explanation-5: -The civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca that once flourished in Central and South America shared common elements. People practiced farming, developed social structures, raised armies, and worshipped many gods. The three civilizations were as diverse as the terrains in which they lived.