Grace HavranANT 352Prof. HrubyApril 29, 2014The Mayans: They Murdered Absolutely Lousy PeopleThe Mayans are probably one of the most famous civilizations in Mesoamerica. They are best known for their highly controversial calendar, which many believe prophesied the end of the world. However, they are much more than just people who created a calendar. SOMETHING EPIC SENTENCE. I chose my article on the giant Mayan stucco frieze because it showed another side of Mayan culture that was not centered on their famous Mayan calendar. The Mayans are a people located both in southern Mexico, in the provinces of Chiapas and Tabasco, and in northern Central America. includes Yucatan, Guatemala and Belize. The entire area extends 900 kilometers from north to south and 550 kilometers from east to west. The Mayan region is divided into three different zones: the Northern Mayan Lowlands, the Central Mayan Lowlands, and the Southern Mayan Highlands. The climates of each region vary greatly. The climate of the Northern Maya Lowlands varies the most between the three regions. The northwest part of the region is one of the driest in the Mayan region, while the northeast receives a fair amount of rain. The central Maya region receives rainfall and contains tropical and subtropical areas with many lakes. The southern Mayan highlands are, in general, cool and covered with thick vegetation and volcanoes. SOMETHING ABOUT Guatemala. The history of the Mayan people is generally divided into five different periods: the Preclassic Era from 1800 BC to 250 AD, the Classic Era from 250 AD to 900 AD, the Postclassic Era from 900 to 1500 AD . AD, the colonial period from 1500 AD to 1800 AD, and the postcolonial period from 1821 to the present (CITE FRO...... middle of paper ......ve and maintain a stable environment so that people on could perhaps visit the site, but until then the entrance tunnel has been re-buried to keep out humidity, climate and possible looters. What makes the Mayan civilization so fascinating, it. t is that compared to other Mesoamerican civilizations, the Maya were The Maya were never really united in political terms. What they had was a series of city-states independent of each other, but united by. a similar culture. They were both small and large, but none ever grew large enough to unite the Maya into a single empire, the Mayan civilization can be defined by a series of growth. and decline, but what differentiates the Mayans (ADJ) from other Mesoamerican civilizations is that the Mayan people are still present and thriving today. Final sentence.