Di hischri a Bileez goh bak towzan a yaaz. Di Maiyan Sivilizayshan spred intu di ayraa a Bileez fahn 1500 BC tu 1200 BC ahn groa schrang sotay 1000 AD. Sevral Maya sait, laik Cahal Pech, Caracol, Lamanai, Altun Ha, ahn Xunantunich shoa how di sivilizayshan fi datideh taim mi deh hed, plos dat di papulayshan mi biga den. Di fos Yooropeeyan setlment paypaz shoa setlment set op bai Inglish saylaz hoo mi shiprek eena 1638. Oava di neks 150 yaaz, moa Inglish setlment mi set op. Dis peeryad mi aalso ga lata pairat; plos lata wud mi-di geh chap dong, ahn sohn atak mi tek plays fahn di pipl weh mi-di liv ya, plos fahn di Spanish nayba dehn.
Inglan mi fos sen wahn govament man tu Bileez eena di layt 17t senchri. Bot da noh sotay 1840 dat dis ayrya mi geh di faamal naym az di “Colony of British Honduras.” Ih mi bikom wahn krong kalani eena 1862. Afta dat, sohn chaynj mi mek tu di kanstitooshan fi gi di pipl moa say eena di govament. Inglan mi den grant ful self-govament eena di kalani ihself anda wahn minischri sistim eena Janiweri 1964. Di ofishal naym a dis teritori mi chaynj fahn British Honduras tu Belize (da “Bileez” eena Kriol) eena Joon 1973, ahn Inglan grant wi ful inidipendans pahn 21 Septemba, 1981.
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The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC to 1200 BC and flourished until about 1000 AD. Several Maya sites, including Cahal Pech, Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that period. The first recorded European settlement was established by shipwrecked English seamen in 1638. Over the next 150 years, more English settlements were established. During this time was when our African ancestors also were forced to come here as enslaved persons.This period also was marked by piracy, indiscriminate logging, sporadic attacks by natives, and neighboring Spanish settlements.
Great Britain first sent an official to the area in the late 17th century, but Belize was not formally termed the "Colony of British Honduras" until 1840. It became a crown colony in 1862. Subsequently, several constitutional changes were enacted to expand representative government. Full internal self-government under a ministerial system was granted in January 1964. The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on 21 September 1981.
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| Inglan mi fos sen wahn govament man tu Bileez eena di layt 17t senchri. Bot da noh sotay 1840 dat dis ayrya mi geh di faamal naym az di “Colony of British Honduras.” Ih mi bikom wahn krong kalani eena 1862. Afta dat, sohn chaynj mi mek tu di kanstitooshan fi gi di pipl moa say eena di govament. Inglan mi den grant ful self-govament eena di kalani ihself anda wahn minischri sistim eena Janiweri 1964. Di ofishal naym a dis teritori mi chaynj fahn British Honduras tu Belize (da “Bileez” eena Kriol) eena Joon 1973, ahn Inglan grant wi ful inidipendans pahn 21 Septemba, 1981.
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Great Britain first sent an official to the area in the late 17th century, but Belize was not formally termed the "Colony of British Honduras" until 1840. It became a crown colony in 1862. Subsequently, several constitutional changes were enacted to expand representative government. Full internal self-government under a ministerial system was granted in January 1964. The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on 21 September 1981.
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| Di Maya silivizayshan staat op bowt 3,000 yaaz abak. Ih mi bigin eena di loa ayrya a di Yookatan Peninsula ahn di hai ayrya tu di sowt. Tudeh day, dis ayrya da Meksiko, Bileez, Gwatemaala, ahn westan Handooras. Lata ting bowt dis kolcha kantinyu tudeh day, noh main seh Yooropeeyan mi rool nayli 500 yaaz. Bifoa rong 2500 BC, pipl weh doz hont ahn luk fi food mi setl eena smaal faam vilij. Layta, dehn staat groa kaan, beenz, skwash, ahn bon pepa. Wahn hoal lata langwij ahn nada kolcha mi divelop eena di Maiyan sivilizayshan. Dis sivilizayshan reech ih tapa-tap joorin di klasik peeryad, weh mi bigin rong 250 AD.
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The Maya civilization emerged at least three millennia ago in the lowland area of the Yucatán Peninsula and the highlands to the south, in what is now southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, and Belize. Many aspects of this culture persist in the area despite nearly 500 years of European domination. Prior to about 2500 B.C. some hunting and foraging bands settled in small farming villages; they later domesticated crops such as corn, beans, squash, and chili peppers. A profusion of languages and subcultures developed within the Maya core culture. Between about 2500 B.C. and 250 A.D. the basic institutions of Maya civilization emerged. The peak of this civilization occurred during the classic period, which began around 250 A.D.
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