The Maya developed a magnificent civilization in Central America and south Mexico. The Maya civilization reached its period of greatest development about A.D.250 and continued to flourish for hundreds of years. The Maya produced remarkable architecture, painting, pottery and sculpture. They made great advancements in astronomy and mathematics and develped an accurate yearly calendar. They were one fo the first peoples in the Western Hemisphere to develop an advanced form of writing.
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