The Mayan Empire
Science Article
Link: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/09/maya-empire-snake-kings-dynasty-mesoamerica/
The Mayan Empire stretched from an estimated 525 A.D. to 1300 A.D. Hundreds of research expeditions and excavation teams have been sent out into the ruins of temples and pyramids from this era, in search of what happened in that almost 10 century time period of the first documented history of the Mayan Empire. Throughout its time the empire had several different dynasties and rulers overseeing and conquering its lands. The lost empire of Maya refers to the ‘lost’ decades of history, a time when the murals and carvings simply went blank. It's as if the Mayans were trying to erase that part of history. A discovery by Mr. …show more content…
It is suggested that the reign was shared and power was distributed over 8 different rulers. They continued to conquer city after city, mostly smaller cities over large vast lands. The Snakes had a different mindset than most other rulers during the Mayan Empire Era. They HAD conquered cities yet they still wanted more, to expand, to build an empire of their own. Snakes kings had a strategy, they traded with the cities in the north, allied with the cities in the east, settled in the west, and continued to conquer the cities in the south. The (known) cities that few Snakes settled into to carry out their rule were; Calakmul, home to 50,000; Holmul, originally the main city of the Snakes; Tikal, the Snakes first conquest, home to 60,00; Dzibanche; …show more content…
There was no fore-mention of the move, in the murals and tablets it seemed to just happen. The Snakes relocated their capital city to Calakmul and in 635 erected a monument displaying their power and status as rulers/masters of the city. The move placed Yuknoom Cheen II in the position of power and less than a year after he took the throne as ruler of the Snakes. Yuknoom Cheen II, known as Shaker of Cities, is known as the greatest Snake & Mayan ruler known to man. He strategically pitted other rules of lands against each other for his own benefit. He managed to continue this strategy for up to 50 years of his
Link: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/09/maya-empire-snake-kings-dynasty-mesoamerica/
The Mayan Empire stretched from an estimated 525 A.D. to 1300 A.D. Hundreds of research expeditions and excavation teams have been sent out into the ruins of temples and pyramids from this era, in search of what happened in that almost 10 century time period of the first documented history of the Mayan Empire. Throughout its time the empire had several different dynasties and rulers overseeing and conquering its lands. The lost empire of Maya refers to the ‘lost’ decades of history, a time when the murals and carvings simply went blank. It's as if the Mayans were trying to erase that part of history. A discovery by Mr. …show more content…
It is suggested that the reign was shared and power was distributed over 8 different rulers. They continued to conquer city after city, mostly smaller cities over large vast lands. The Snakes had a different mindset than most other rulers during the Mayan Empire Era. They HAD conquered cities yet they still wanted more, to expand, to build an empire of their own. Snakes kings had a strategy, they traded with the cities in the north, allied with the cities in the east, settled in the west, and continued to conquer the cities in the south. The (known) cities that few Snakes settled into to carry out their rule were; Calakmul, home to 50,000; Holmul, originally the main city of the Snakes; Tikal, the Snakes first conquest, home to 60,00; Dzibanche; …show more content…
There was no fore-mention of the move, in the murals and tablets it seemed to just happen. The Snakes relocated their capital city to Calakmul and in 635 erected a monument displaying their power and status as rulers/masters of the city. The move placed Yuknoom Cheen II in the position of power and less than a year after he took the throne as ruler of the Snakes. Yuknoom Cheen II, known as Shaker of Cities, is known as the greatest Snake & Mayan ruler known to man. He strategically pitted other rules of lands against each other for his own benefit. He managed to continue this strategy for up to 50 years of his