The Maya civilization had one of the most intricate religious systems in the ancient world. From powerful gods like the maize god and the rain god Chaac to the complex calendar cycles and ancestor ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds ... centers where theocratic rulers practiced a complex religion based on a host of gods, a unique calendar ...

A civilization dries up By the time of Tikal's decline sometime around 900, Maya civilization and culture had been developing for at least 1,000 years and the empire had amassed an estimated ...