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=Architecture and Art =



The Mayans were the first to complete a successful calender and hieroglyphic system, though they were not the ones to create the idea. They borrowed many of their ideas from their neighboring indigenous communities.

The Mayans architecture is and was famous throughout Mesoamerica. They constructed over 40 temples, each designated to worshiping a specific god. These temples were typically built based off of a pyramidic design, with the altar for the god upon its peak.

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