School and learning
Rich and powerful Maya learnt how to read and write from the priests and the nobles. Some learnt how to read the calendar and the stars. Most of the Maya did not go to school and never learnt to read. They learnt how to farm and make cloths from their parents.
The Maya today
The Maya are an ancient people. There are still some Maya in the world. Some of them wear modern clothes and work in modern offices. Others continue to live in the way their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Find out more about the Maya. visit the following websites.
http//www.emuseum.mamkato.msus.edu/cultural/mesomerica/maya.html
http//www.smm.org/sln/ma/index.html
Ancient Civilisations Vol. 1, Issue 3, September2004
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