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- 2. The British archaeologist Gordon Childe worked out a theory explaining how a culture transforms into a
- 3. Gordon Childe
- 4. Gordon Childe wrote that a civilization is characterized by the invention of writing, mathematics, monumental architecture,
- 5. Like ancient Egypt in Africa, the Mayan civilization in Central America deserves a special mention. There
- 6. The Mayan civilization was formed in 2000 B.C. and existed up to 250 A.D. it is
- 7. Alphabet
- 8. Mathematics
- 9. Astronomy
- 10. The Mayans built stone cities with grand pyramid temples which were densely populated.
- 12. They made a complicated system of basins and reservoirs to collect water.
- 13. Their calendars can be used even nowadays.
- 14. They were hunters, gatherers and farmers. The main crops were cereals, vegetables and fruit. They used
- 15. Hunting and fishing allowed them to make their diet more varied.
- 16. But still they couldn’t fight against nature, so one of the reasons that caused their collapse
- 18. The Mayan culture played a great role in the history of mankind. Even nowadays we can
- 19. The modern religion of Mayans is a mixture of Christianity with some features of ancient Mayans
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