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How
to pronounce
Chichen Itza: chee-KEHN eee-ZUH
Name
Chichen Itza means "Mouth of the well of the Itza people".
The
Mayans
They were an advanced society. For example:
Astronomy
They had observatories to map the stars
Cities
The Mayans built
sites like Chichen Itza
Writing
They devised a
hieroglyphic-style writing system
Calendar
The Mayans invented the calendar
For reasons unknown, Chichen Itza was abandoned in the 10th century. It was soon overrun by jungle growth.
Golden
Age
Many scholars believe that Chichen Itza thrived from about 200 AD to 1000 AD (and perhaps into the early 1200s).
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