All About The Mayas

The Aztecs built the modern-day Mexico City on a lake called Texcoco because they saw a Quetzal bird there.

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The Mayas studied the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars to measure time.

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For the Aztecs, gold was the most important material in their lives.

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The Mayas used picture writing or 'glyphs' to communicate by writing.

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The Mayas played musical instruments. Some of these were made of turtle shells, woods, and sea shells.

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The Pyramid of Kukulcan sounds like a Quetzal bird singing when someone climbs it.

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The Mayas played a ball game called Tlachtli. It's like a cross between modern volleyball and basketball.

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Aztec braves painted their faces and wore birds' feathers and animal fur to look beautiful and to make people love them.

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The first chewing gum was made from soft rubber from trees. The Mayas used it to clean their teeth.

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The form of a snake moves up and down the north stairs of the Pyramid of the Sun; up in March and down in September.

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