Ancient Maya Government was formed on the basis that rulers were thought to have been god-like, which to some might suggest one unified state. https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Government/ #History #Copan #KinichJanaabPacal #Maya

The Popol Vuh is the story of creation according to the Quiche Maya of the region known today as Guatemala. https://www.worldhistory.org/Popol_Vuh/ #History #ChichenItza #Copan #KinichJanaabPacal

The Maya hieroglyphic writing system was a sophisticated combination of pictographs directly representing objects and ideograms (glyphs) expressing more abstract concepts such as actions, ideas and syllabic sounds. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/655/maya-writing/ #History #ChichenItza #KinichJanaabPacal #MayaCivilization

Ancient Maya government was formed on the basis that rulers were thought to have been god-like, which to some might suggest one unified state. https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Government/ #History #Copan #KinichJanaabPacal #Maya

Located in the foothills of the Chiapas altiplano of modern Mexico, Palenque was an important Maya city which flourished between c. 600 and 750 CE. The name Palenque derives from the Spanish, meaning 'fortified place', but the original Maya name, we now know, was Lakamha. Situated where the highland and coastal plains join, the site prospered as an inland trade centre which allowed Palenque to ...https://www.worldhistory.org/Palenque/ #KinichJanaabPacal #MayaCivilization #Mesoamerica