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Panoramic view of Mayapan Furthermore, the accumulation of large volumes of
tribute must have created adminis- Yucatan trative organization and forced on the
population a system of officers, capable of keeping tribute, accounts, and ...
Panoramic view of Mayapan Furthermore, the accumulation of large volumes of
tribute must have created adminis- Yucatan trative organization and forced on the
population a system of officers, capable of keeping tribute, accounts, and ...
Page 471
The rise of Mayapan as the new capital brought many changes to the religious
and political landscape. Its sphere of influence was circumscribed only to the
northeastern part of the peninsula, contrary to what had happened in Chichen
Itza.
The rise of Mayapan as the new capital brought many changes to the religious
and political landscape. Its sphere of influence was circumscribed only to the
northeastern part of the peninsula, contrary to what had happened in Chichen
Itza.
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Furthermore, because the governing elite resided in Mayapan, they entrusted the
administration of their surplus tribute to an officer named the caluac. In addition,
in order to govern each town, Mayapan began to delegate political, judicial, ...
Furthermore, because the governing elite resided in Mayapan, they entrusted the
administration of their surplus tribute to an officer named the caluac. In addition,
in order to govern each town, Mayapan began to delegate political, judicial, ...
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Contents
The rediscovery of a civilization | 19 |
A Brief History of Archaeological | 29 |
Vegetation of the Maya Region | 39 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Maya |
| Editors | Peter J. Schmidt, Mercedes de la Garza, Enrique Nalda |
| Publisher | Bompiani, 1998 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Sep 8, 2008 |
| Length | 695 pages |
| Subjects | › › Central America History / Latin America / Central America Maya art Mayas Mexico |
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