They used cacao beans as currency! Cacao beansĦ Modern Day Slash and Burn Agriculture A Mayan irrigation canal The Mayans built irrigation canals, terracing (carving steps into mountains) and used slash and burn agriculture (cut down trees and burn remains to fertilize the soil). The Mayans built their civilization in the tropical rainforest. The Mayans lived in the Yucatan peninsula (modern day Guatemala, Belize and southern Mexico) 2. The Olmecs (1200 BCE – 200 CE) was an advanced pre-Columbian civilization in Mesoamerica before the Mayans! They were famous for their massive carved stone heads. 1 Aim: Did the Mayans achieve a Golden Age?ĭo Now: What do you know about the Mayans? What do you want to know?ģ I The Olmecs Pre-Columbian civilizations flourished in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
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