More Maya

  Maya civilization, astronomy, mathematics to high achievement. Sky through long-term observation, has mastered the eclipse cycle and the day, month, Venus and other operation rules, about the end of the first classical period has created a solar calendar and the holy calendar two calendars, the former year, 13 months, 20 days per month , year 260 days; the latter year, 18 months, 20 days per month, plus 5 days and death, 365 days a year, every four years plus one day leap. Two calendar sun and moon every day, remember the name, repeated every 52 years a week, with an accuracy more than the same generation Greek, Roman calendar used (later the Aztecs used their calendar). here is the calendar of maya:

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  Mathematics, the Maya use "0" concept earlier than the Europeans 800 years, counting with twenty decimal system. Maya civilization is to create another unique system of hieroglyphics, the text to complex graphics, generally carved in stone structures such as the altar, stairways, columns, etc. on top, carved, written by long-term training needs. It is known that more than 800 characters, but apart from a few years symbols and names, name objects, the more successful is not Interpretation. Was also used bark paper and deerskin write books, mainly historical, scientific and rituals, has not yet deciphered.

The reasons of the ending.
  People still arguing this topic, they have different ideas:

  1. Political marriage, the royal brothers were excluded, the other members of the competing right of inheritance, property, resulting in higher secular culture and the rise of chaos.

  2. the impact of civilization on traditional.

  3. Spanish invaders looting oppression, religious coercion, to the people of the disaster.

  4. population growth, infection Bing.

  5. space migration, to give up the city return to the original, is the transformation of the original ecology of the planet needs a new or long-distance travel is very difficult; distance Yaoyuan requires the number and quality of personnel is also required, leaving people confused led to disaster, the tool is the use of Halley's Comet of gravity.

  Reasons for the disappearance of the Mayan civilization, opinions, most people believe that when subjected to earthquakes, hurricanes, coupled with population explosion, food shortages, riots, and the alien invasion of farmers and other reasons, resulting in the decline of Mayan civilization. However, the exact answer is yet to come, unlock this secret, like a jigsaw puzzle in general, but now just beginning.