Has the Maya civilisation been a victim of the diluvian?
i wondered why there is nothing specific known about the fall of the maya civilisation.... when was the fall of the maya civilisation?
the bible says theres been a great civilisation before the diluvian came... so could this civilisation have been the tribe of the maya ?
You're thinking of the Mayans? are you not? A scientifically advanced people indigenous to the Yucatan Peninsula? What else but the damned conquistadors of Spain would their downfall be?
yes i mean the mayans... but i thought they lived some thousand years ago..... maybe their descendants lived till the conquest
but the fall of their civilised culture is a mystery i thought.....
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Yes, I believe so.....I don't recall but there is story of a flood in certain Mayan/Inca/Aztec folktales. I'm not sure so I'll go check the books to see if I find anything useful.
Timeline of the Mayan culture
B.C.
11,000
The first hunter-gatherers settle in the Maya highlands and lowlands.
3113
The creation of the world takes place, according to the Maya Long Count calendar.
2600
Maya civilization begins.
2000
The rise of the Olmec civilization, from which many aspects of Maya culture are derived. Village farming becomes established throughout Maya regions.
700
Writing is developed in Mesoamerica.
400
The earliest known solar calendars carved in stone are in use among the Maya, although the solar calendar may have been known and used by the Maya before this date.
300
The Maya adopt the idea of a hierarchical society ruled by nobles and kings.
100
The city of Teotihuacan is founded and for centuries is the cultural, religious and trading centre of Mesoamerica.
50
The Maya city of Cerros is built, with a complex of temples and ball courts. It is abandoned (for reasons unknown) a hundred years later and its people return to fishing and farming.
A.D.
100
The decline of the Olmecs.
400
The Maya highlands fall under the domination of Teotihuacan, and the disintegration of Maya culture and language begins in some parts of the highlands.
500
The Maya city of Tikal becomes the first great Maya city, as citizens from Teotihuacan make their way to Tikal, introducing new ideas involving weaponry, captives, ritual practices and human sacrifice.
600
An unknown event destroys the civilization at Teotihuacan, along with the empire it supported. Tikal becomes the largest city-state in Mesoamerica , with as many as 500,000 inhabitants within the city and its hinterland.
683
The Emperor Pacal dies at the age of 80 and is buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque.
751
Long-standing Maya alliances begin to break down. Trade between Maya city-states declines, and inter-state conflict increases.
869
Construction ceases in Tikal, marking the beginning of the city's decline.
899
Tikal is abandoned.
900
The Classic Period of Maya history ends, with the collapse of the southern lowland cities. Maya cities in the northern Yucatán continue to thrive. Which is ended by the Spanish invaders
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