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The Maya Empire
Question:
What is a Maya codex?
Answer:
The Maya used glyphs to create books about their gods, leaders, major happenings, and daily life. These books were made of soft bark and folded like a fan. A Maya book is called a codex. (Plural of codex is codices) The Maya used both drawings and hieroglypic symbols to write in their books. Maya Hieroglyphics