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Mayan writing and number system
1. Mayan Writing and Number
System
By Alex Falk and Kate Pfister
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2. What Makes the Mayan Number System
Unique?
The Mayan number system
consisted of shells, dots, and lines. This
number system is base 20, unlike ours
which is base 10.
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3. What are Glyphs and What do They Represent?
Glyphs are a highly complex writing system that the
mayans developed and used thousands of years ago. Only
higher members of the society knew how to write and use this
system. Glyphs represent local history and mythology.
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4. What is the Mayan Long Count Calendar?
A calendar that represents the number of
days since the start of the Mayan era.
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5. What Makes This Calendar Different From
Other Cultures’ Calendars?
The Mayan calendar used a pyramid, with four
stairways of 91 steps on each and three different dating
systems together. The Aztecs and the Toltecs used the
same kind of system but the names of the days of the
week and months were different.
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6. What were Mayan Books Like?
Mayan books or codices were made from bark
paper and coated with lime to make a fresh white
surface. Moreover, these codices were screen-folded and
bound with wood and deer hide.
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7. What Happened to These books When
the Spanish Arrived?
When the Spanish arrived they burned
most of the books. Only four codices remain
today.
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