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The Mayan empire began in southern Mexico and in northern Guatemala around 1800 B.C.E.
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The Mayan civilization creates a form of written language called hieroglyphs. These heiroglyphs were like miniature pictures of these things.
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The Mayan civilization thrived from 250 C.E. to 900 C.E. in a time called the Classic Period. This was when they were the dominant civilization in Mesoamerica.
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Emperor Pascal died at the age of 80 and was buried in the temple at Palenque
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The Maya civilization came to its end when the Spanish arrived to the Americas
