Who were the ancient Maya?
The name ‘Maya’ roughly translates as ‘people of the corn’. The ancient civilization of the Maya stretched four thousand years (around 2500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.) That’s twice the time that has passed since Jesus of Nazareth was around! The Maya settled a bunch of kingdoms in Mesoamerica – countries we NOW know as Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. There were other civilisations in the same area around the same time, but the Maya were the largest and the most advanced in astronomy, architecture, engineering and mathematics.
