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mayans also grew beans, squash, avocados, pears, sweet potato's, guava, chili peppers, papayas and tomatoes. Mayans used a farming technique called milpa,also known as the slash and burn technique.the Mayans would burn down the land that was covered and the cut down the remaining foliage. This technique posed a problem because the land wouldn't last very long. The Mayans cycled through different areas to keep a stable farming.
Mayan Civilization â¢ AD 300-AD 900 â¢ Built great cities-Copan, Tikal-they were religious centers â¢ Farming-maize=corn along with beans, squash â¢ Studied planets and stars-designed calendar â¢ developed number system and writing system called hieroglyphics-left cities around 900 AD