Question

The pre-Columbian Maya had advanced understanding of multiple subjects, what two areas did they excel in?

Answer 1

The Maya civilizationwas a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-ColumbianAmericas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomicalsystem. The Maya civilization developed in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. This region consists of the northern lowlands encompassing the Yucatán Peninsula, and the highlands of the Sierra Madre, running from the Mexican state of Chiapas, across southern Guatemala and onwards into El Salvador, and the southern lowlands of the Pacific littoral plain.