By Oliver Thode

Mayan Calendar

History

Stela - carved stone monuments

Read from top to bottom

Symbolic picture glyphs

Theory 1: Agricultural

The number of days between planting and harvest is about 260.

Theory 2: Biological

The length of time between conception and birth

Theory 3: Geographical

15° parallel

260 days

sun to reach its zenith

Theory 4: MathematicalBase 20 numbering

system

Number of digits

13 appears

The starting point

calendar starts at

4 Ahau 8 Kumku or…

Four Calendar SystemTzolk'in

Haab

Long Count

Calendar Round

Extent of Use

They lived in a place called Mesoamerica

Month18 months

20 days in a month

Numbering System

Tzolk'in- The Sacred Round

Made of 20 names, glyphs, and 13 tones

Haabvery similar to the Gregorian calendar

based on the cycle of the sun

360 days long

Long Counttracks a period of 5,125.36 years called a Great Cycle

5 Spirit DaysFive "nameless days" the wayeb

Believed the gods rested, leaving Earth unprotected.

Thompson CorrelationDresden Codex

We won’t dieThey have wrongly predicted the world’s end

many times

Quiz1. A Uinal is, A. 20 days, B. A warrior, or C. 144000

2. The Calendar began on A. 12/21/12 BCE, B. 9/13/14 BC, C. 9/20/00 BC

3. This presentation was, A. awesome, B. unbelievably wicked, C. life-changing

Quiz answers1. How long is a Uinal?

A. 20 days

2. When did the Mayan calendar start?

B. 9/13/14 BC

3. Was this presentation Awesome, Unbelievably Wicked, or Life-Changing

D. All of the above

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