Paltenburg t1_iuhelkf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:51 AM

>The Maya civilization reached its height between 250 and 900 AD

So was it still really Mayan when it was conquered by the spanish?

youdubdub t1_iuhg23i wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:09 AM

The people were, I do believe. That time period represented the height of the civilization, not the alpha and the omega.

PerpetuallyLurking t1_iuhtc3x wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:19 PM

Rome is still Rome today, filled with Romans, even though it’s “height of civilization” was two thousand years ago. Of course it was still Mayan, Greeks are still Greeks even after Ottoman conquest for centuries. They are still Mayan even after some fights with their old neighbours and new.

donteventextme t1_iuhmi60 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:18 PM

Yes, and Mayan people still exist in that region today.

KingToasty t1_iuhkded wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:57 AM

'Civilization" and "height" were bad choices of words by the article IMO. Maya is more of an ethnicity than a social structure.

Montagnagrasso t1_iuitazc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:29 PM

The Maya still exist, mainly in central america. The area is to this day mayan, yes.

Rustythebassman t1_iuiwoay wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Post Classic maya “Itzá” they still speak Itzá around the lake and In the rest of peten. They used to be called “los brujos del agua” by the Spaniards.