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The ancientMaya civilizationstretched throughout Central America and lasted for nearly three millennia . Although never unified into one monolithic conglomerate , the Maya curb piles of metropolis - states , also know as " polities , " which lift when the great unwashed take root in lasting villages and began to civilise maize . The ancient Maya are well known for their pyramids and for their series ofcalendars — one of which convinced many people that the human race would terminate in an apocalypse onDec . 21 , 2012 . While the ancient political systemcollapsedbetween A.D. 800 and 1000 , the social club did not . Today , more than 7 million Maya live on in their original native land and beyond .
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Maya temples at Tikal National Park in Guatemala.
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