Monday, December 06, 2004

The Mayan Pyramid (compared to the Egyptians)


This is the Pyramid of the Mayan Empire.

This largest pyramid of the Mayans reached 34 meters high, of course, this is lower than Khufu's. There were boulders surrounding some of these pyramids (most are now ruins). The Mayan Empire was called also the 'Empire of the Sun', since the Mayans prayed to the sun as their main god. Besides this, they also prayed to snakes.

Unfortunately, the Mayans were defeated by the Spanish in 1521. And this is what I hated the most, the Spanish destroyed all of the historical remains of the Mayans!!! This is the most foolish act in history! The books left were failed to be translated, all because of the Spanish!

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