Engineering an Empire - The Maya 1/5

Engineering an Empire - The Maya Part 1

At the height of its glory, this mysterious civilization ruled a territory of 125,000 square miles across parts of Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. What began as a modest population of hunters and gatherers expanded into more than forty flourishing city-states who engineered sky-high temple-pyramids, ornate palaces and advanced hydraulic systems. Where did they come from and what catastrophes caused the collapse of this innovative civilization? From the Temple-Pyramids at Tikal, to the royal tomb at Palenque, to the star observatory at Chichén Itzá, this episode will examine the architecture and infrastructure that enabled the rise and fall of the ancient Maya civilization.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Engineering
• Empire
• Maya
• Mexico
• Documentary

[iamthebest91]

The only reason the spaniards defeated anyone in the Americas was through biological warfare, making allies who they'd later suppress, killing babies and other acts of terror and immorality.

[crushesonlycrushyou]

thank you so much for posting this up!

[Graham6762]

The people who upped your comment are retarded. The Europeans didn't even know what biological warfare was, and all civilizations attacked each other. Your ignorance is astounding, life was short and violent. You really had to be ruthless just to survive.

[zooch79]

@iamthebest91 it's funny when the spaniards did it, it was immoral. But when the Mayas did it. Well they were just doing what they do... Can't have it both ways. What goes around, comes around.

[Saeedofwar]

@iamthebest91 That my friend is called war

[andypmz07]

sounds abit like modern times... :/ Things are falling apart now... Just imagine In a few hundred years they will be documentaries about the countries we live in now.

[netbetset]

@iamthebest91 thats war and nothing has changed

[rachelmae007]

@thebeatlesea... i did.

[thebeatlesa]

How can anyone watch this without it being Homework?

[iLOVENATURE2011]

yes...until now, its been the main question and wonder....how were they able to build ziggurats without using cranes and other machines?? cool...

[Ariminua]

@RuralCoconut If Imperialism only belonged to whites, then why has it been used by all other races of the Earth? Don't be a racist.