2012 the mayans

          2012 and the end of the world By Matthew Restall    Chapter 1

In chapter 1 its all about the Mayans. The book gives their significance as a civilization. Also it talks about why there prediction would be so important. I also learned how important religion was to them and why. Also I learned how advanced there civilization was. The Mayans were also intense believers in gods. Lastly it talk about the crazy traditions and sacrifices. The Mayans were around for a long time and were a very advanced and intelligent civilization for there time.

In this book Matthew Restall explains that the Mayans were a very advanced civilization. One reason that supports this main idea is that they they figured out that they need to swap crop land so the old soil has time to get back it's nutrients. Another reason that supports the main idea is that the Mayans were able to construct such phenomenal buildings they must have had been able to plan and lead very well. Finally the author gives the reason of the Mayans ability to be so prosperous and powerful for so long to support the main idea. These ideas are similar to early americans. This is because they had to lead many fighters and use more advanced tactics and weapons to be able to successfully defeat the British Army.