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= **Let me know, please, and do not take too long, because I have a lot to do and too little time !!** = =**Aun le falta!**= = = =**The Mayan Culture and Numbers.**=  The Mayan culture was the first pre-columbian culture in designing a numerical system. This allowed them to advance in scientific studies as astronomers and mathematicians , where surprisingly, **Subject ** were very accurate.

Among the most important aspects of this culture, referring to their mathematical studies. Maya **n**  number system was one of the most complete and simple. It is characterized by the ability to combine 20-digit (The Mayans calculated with the hand fingers and toes), representing numerical quantities(1) through symbols like: A shell for zero, a dot "." for 1, and finally, a horizontal bar "-" for 5. Concerning the use of zero, the Mayans were the first to use it as a digit. This aspect is really incredible, because zero was used in Europe as soon as Asians and Arabs re-discovered it. Moreover, they also had notions of fractions and situations where we could define "infinite".All this, being isolated from the European continent. I think that the cause of the Mayan culture, **it** never became known in the ancient world, was the isolation of this culture with the European culture in the old continent. When the Spanish came to the "New World", they found a brilliant civilization, but the great mistake was master the Mayan culture and don't learnt anything of they. **confusing**  According to astronomical studies , the Maya **s**  developed, with the help of their number system, a calendar with a surprising accuracy. The Mayan calendar, by using vigesimal system, is more accurate than the Gregorian calendar.(2)

It really is a shame that European people (Spanish), without conscience and full of greed and aggression, __whipped them__ so bright people, just for wanting to get "Money." Probably the fact that it was so bright, may **have** not give **n**  them the privilege to __not__ be overpowered by these hostile forces that ended __his__ **this?** empire, and left buried in time great knowledge and discoveries. **It looks very good... Do not forget you final "vivencias" So far...** 4pts/6pts

 Sources: [|http://www.scribd.com/doc/3854957/MAYA-Calendario-Gregoriano-VS-Maya](2) [](1)