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[[Image:Maya map.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Mayan Cities]]

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The '''Maya''' (MAH-yuh or MEYE-uh) civilization existed in Southern [[Mexico]] and northern Central America between from A.D. 300 to 900.  Its population totaled 5-16 million people.   

The '''Maya''' (MAH-yuh or MEYE-uh) civilization existed in Southern [[Mexico]] and northern [[Central America]] between from A.D. 300 to 900.  Its population totaled 5-16 million people.   

The Maya have been called the "[[Greek]]s of the New World" by many historians.  The Maya had some knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, ritual [[ball]] games for entertainment, and the use of their complex written language.  Unlike Europeans at the time, the Maya had developed the concept of zero.

The Maya have been called the "[[Greek]]s of the New World" by many historians.  The Maya had some knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, ritual [[ball]] games for entertainment, and the use of their complex written language.  Unlike Europeans at the time, the Maya had developed the concept of zero.