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The Maya civilisation

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Map of the Maya civilisation

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Time periods

Timeline activity

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Contents

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Geographical features of the Maya civilisation

The geographical features of the Maya civilisation.

Map of the Maya civilisation

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Discover where the Maya civilisation was located.

The geographical features of the Maya civilisation

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The Maya civilisation was spread across the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize; as well as parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya built most of their cities in the Yucatan Peninsula: 76,300 miles of largely flat land between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The Peninsula is made of limestone rocks covered with thin, dry soil. There are natural freshwater sinkholes (large, water-filled cavities in the ground) and caves.

Hover over the different Mayan time periods for more information.

Time periods

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Preclassic period

The Classic period

The Postclassic period

Contact and Spanish Conquest period

From 1524 to 1697, the Maya had more contact with Europeans and the Spanish took control.

From AD 900 to 1524, this period saw the development of Chichen Itza Itza - one of the largest and most magnificent of all Mayan cities.

From AD 250 to 900, the Classic period was the height of the Maya civilisation.

From 2000 BC to AD 250, this period saw the Maya go from hunter-gatherers to living in cities.

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Timeline activity

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  1. Draw a line approximately 148 cm long.
  2. Mark ‘2000 BC’ at the left-hand edge of the line and ‘1700’ at the other end.
  3. Mark 4 cm increments along the length of the timeline.
  4. Add the years in 100-year intervals from 2000 BC until 1700.
  5. Cut out bars of different coloured paper to represent each period of the Maya civilisation.
  6. Glue the Maya civilisation periods in one row under the timeline.
  7. Create bars to represent the following British periods: Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
  8. Stick the British periods in a row under the Maya civilisation periods.
  9. Label each period.
  10. If time, add bars to represent the periods of other world civilisations living at the same time.