What is Mayan civilization?
[[File:Maya-Maske.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Maya mask. [[Stucco]] [[frieze]] from aceres, [[Campeche]]. Early Classic period ~250–600 AD]] [[File:Mayamap.png|right|250px|thumb|Where the Maya civilization lived (inside the red lines) compared to where other [[Mesoamerica]]n people (inside the lines) in the years 250–900 AD]] The '''Maya civilization''' and Mayan religion. They lived there for a long time and a few of the Maya people live there, even today! The Mayans lived there 4,000 years ago (about 2000 [[BC]]). At that date complex societies were living in the Mayan region. The [[staple food]]s of the Maya diet were cultivated. Their food included [[maize]], [[beans]], [[squash]]es, and [[chili pepper]]s. The first Maya cities developed around 750 [[BC]]. The Mayan people used a written language and a [[numeral system]]. They were good at [[art]], [[architecture|building]], and their priests studied stars and [[planet]]s, which helped them make [[Maya calendar|calendars]]. The Mayan civilisation was biggest between the years of 420 [[AD]] and 900 [[AD]]. The Mayan civilisation spread all the way from central [[Mexico]] to [[Honduras]], [[Guatemala]], and northern [[El Salvador]]. It is estimated that at its maximum, the civilization had at least ten million people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/laser-scans-reveal-60000-hidden-maya-structures-guatemala-180968030/|title=Laser Scans Reveal 60,000 Hidden Mayan Structures in Guatemala|last=Katz|first=Brigit|newspaper=Smithsonian|access-date=2018-02-08|language=en}}</ref> The Maya people traded with other people in the Americas. Their art and buildings have many different styles. This shows they traded a lot. They made changes to their buildings to make them even better. The Maya civilization started getting smaller after 900 AD. The [[Conquistador]]s arrived in the 15th century and took over [[Mexico]] and later [[Central America]], even in the Mayann areas. However, the [[Maya people]] still live there today. They live in the s