Mayans

The Mayans are part of Mesoamerica. Many Mayan cities reached their highest development state during the Classic period ( 250-900 A.D.) The Mayan civilization shares many features with other Mesoamerican civilizations because of a lot of interaction and culture. The Mayans had a lot a form of calenders such as a 260 day calender that is still used in some regions of Oaxaca and by Mayan communities. A different form of calendar was used to track longer periods of time This form, known as the Long Count, is based upon the number of days since a mythological starting-point. Many believe that since the Mayan calender ends on December 21, 2012, the world is going to end.