Chichen Itza

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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 grand 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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