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The Maya Code
In the early 1500s, the Spanish first arrived in Central America. By 1541, they had conquered—fought and taken control of—the people who lived there. These people—the Maya— had written thousands of books in their own language, using pictures we call hieroglyphs [hi'-ro-glifs]. Spanish priests thought these books were the work of the devil and burned nearly all of them.
Click on the left to watch a video about what happened to the Mayan books and what we have begun to learn from the Mayan writings that remain.
In your own words, write two to three sentences telling what we have learned from the Mayan writings that remain.