The Ancient Maya - Masters of Nature [History Documentary]

Let's dive into the Maya world and learn how this great ancient civilization rose to greatness thanks to their ability to study and manipulate the elements of Nature, but also, how Nature, in turn, shaped its destiny. While Fabio will take you to a journey into the Maya culture walking among the rainforest trees of Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Giulio will fly to Yucatán, Mexico to explore places like Chichen Itza, the Wonder of the World, Calakmul, the ancient city of the Snake Lords lost to the jungle, and the Cenotes of the Riviera Maya. We are the History Twins, join us and discover with us the great Maya civilisation! INTRO 0:00 - Diego de Landa on Maya culture 2:50 - Intro: HistoryTwins 3:18 - The Maya and the elements of nature SKY 3:50 - Maya's fascination with the sky 5:30 - Chichen Itza's Observatory 7:23 - The Maya calendar 10:11 - Star wars STONE 11:55 - Maya's use of stone 15:50 - The Maya pyramids: Calakmul 17:20 - Chichen Itza's El Castillo pyramid 19:20 - Sacrificial practices 20:56 - Maya's ball game 22:01 - The myth of the Hero Twins WATER 23:51 - The Maya's relationship with water 26:01 - Scarcity of water 28:03 - Tikal vs Calakmul: wars of the Classic period 30:17 - The collapse of society 32:11 - A final threat from the sea: the Spanish ENDING 34:33 - The Maya culture survives today 34:54 - Epilogue: Maya and Nature 36:01 - Credits A HistoryTwins Documentary - #maya #mexico #guatemala #discovery #history #archeology #documentary #historytwins #valeriana #campeche #jungle #lidar #discovered #historyfacts #ballgame #sacrifice #calakmul #tikal #chichénitzá #tikal #bbc #natgeo #mystery #water #sky #stone #mayacity #lostcivilizations #mrbeast #ancienttemples #temple #mayans #ballgame