PHIL 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cenote, Xibalba, Classic Maya Collapse
Document Summary
Preclassic period: 1000 bce 250 ce. Dominance of highland region (kaminaljuyu, izapa), connections with teotihuacan. Rise of the ajaw, elite culture in southern lowlands, monuments in the long count . Classic maya collapse , rise of the yucatan cities, arrival of the spanish in 1511 1519. Variable designs and ordering, as well as regional differences (ex. Identity drawn between the state, the ruler, aspects of time, and the gods. Rise of the city centers tikal, etc. Tzolk"in 260 day calendar, haab, and 52 year short count . Haab of 360 days plus 5 additional days. Origins of calendar with olmecs, modification and classic period peak. Percolombian maya used viesimal (base-20) numeral system. One of the earliest uses of zero. Dot and bar system, numeral places, etc. Central role of astronomy, especially evident in postclassic sites, famously chchen itza. Venus as morning and evening star, representative of deity, star wars .
