Chapter 1 - The Beginning
The Maya civilization has been one of the most interesting and mysterious civilization in history. This is the story of how the Mayas became one of the most powerful empires in the New World.
The early years of 1490's, the Maya kingdom have taken a great colonization campaign in search for new lands, captives for sacrifice, slaves, and wealth. Because strong opposition from the Zapotecs and Aztecs, the Maya decided to go south and colonized all the land from there.
The Mayas just annexed the hated Zapotecs, much to the Aztecs' surprise!
The extensive colonization campaign undertaken by the Mayas enabled to them to establish contact with another mysterious and advance civilization of the Incas. The Incas had just annexed the Chimus in Ecuador. The Maya marvelled the grandeur of the Incas but the Incas never took advantage the weakness of the Mayas.
The Mayas were cut off from their main supply lines but still the colonization continued. Some of the explorers even reached Bahia in modern-day Brazil and encountered the first white men -- the Spanish and Portuguese.
Fortunately, they were too scared to venture further inland. For now, the white men did not made any single outpost in the region.
Only time will tell when these scums will strike at us.
May the gods protect us!
The Maya civilization has been one of the most interesting and mysterious civilization in history. This is the story of how the Mayas became one of the most powerful empires in the New World.
The Maya jaguar warriors in action against their Zapotec adversaries
The early years of 1490's, the Maya kingdom have taken a great colonization campaign in search for new lands, captives for sacrifice, slaves, and wealth. Because strong opposition from the Zapotecs and Aztecs, the Maya decided to go south and colonized all the land from there.
The Mayas just annexed the hated Zapotecs, much to the Aztecs' surprise!
The extensive colonization campaign undertaken by the Mayas enabled to them to establish contact with another mysterious and advance civilization of the Incas. The Incas had just annexed the Chimus in Ecuador. The Maya marvelled the grandeur of the Incas but the Incas never took advantage the weakness of the Mayas.
A view of the Maya capital
The Mayas were cut off from their main supply lines but still the colonization continued. Some of the explorers even reached Bahia in modern-day Brazil and encountered the first white men -- the Spanish and Portuguese.
Fortunately, they were too scared to venture further inland. For now, the white men did not made any single outpost in the region.
Only time will tell when these scums will strike at us.
May the gods protect us!