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Part of one of these systems is thought to be referred to by the word “earthquake” on the San José Mogote danzante. Descriptions of one of these systems, which incorporates both the yza (“ee-zah”) and piye (“pee-yay”), are among the few somewhat-understood parts of Zapotec script. The bulk of the Dresden Codex concerns rituals associated with one of these systems. (20[1])Two overlapping components called the haab’ and tzolk’in (20[1])correspond (20[1])to (20[1])parts of the (*) “Venus round” (10[1])are used in one of these systems (10[1])which is denoted vigesimally. (10[1])20 k’atuns make up an extremely long bak’tun in a Mesoamerican example of these (10[1])systems (10[1])called the Long Count. For 10 points, (10[1])Mayan examples of what systems (10[1])were divided into either 260 or 365 days? ■END■

ANSWER: calendars [or dates; or dating systems; accept Long Count until read
<Joseph Krol, History - World - Latin American&gt; ~28385~ &lt;Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
= Average correct buzz position

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