How The Maya Lived
Thank you for your interest in ReadWorks.Please sign in or create your free Educator account in order to print.
This text is adapted from an original work of the Core Knowledge Foundation.
The Maya were an American Indian people who lived in Mesoamerica. Their civilization thrived between the years 200 and 900 CE.
Maya farmers raised food for the people of their large cities. In the lowland areas, farmers created waterways to redirect and save water.
How did the Maya Live?
Most Maya people made their living as farmers. Their main crop was corn. One of their main foods...
This article is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ 
