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The ancient Maya flourished in the tropical lowland forests of what modern day countries?
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, El Salvador
What did the maya use to chop through the dense vegetation of the rain forest?
obsidian knives, stone axes
List three steps of the slash and burn technique.
1.cut down trees and plants
2.burn plants and trees
3.enrich soil
Describe two methods the Maya used to increase the arable land.
1.built terraces
2.built raised fields
Crops Farmed (5)
corn, beans, squash, peppers, avacado, cacao, palm, papaya, ramom, breadnuts, cotton
Foods Gathered (3)
nuts, fruits, shellfish
Animals Hunted (5)
fish, armadillo, deer, monkeys, peccaries, jaguars, rabbits, tapirs
True or False? The Mayan math system is based on 40.
False-It is based on 20.
True or False? ...-this equals 3.
True
Complete the pyramid of the Maya society.
1.Rulers
2.Middle Class
3.Commoners
4.Slaves, Criminals, War Captives
List four responsibilities of a Mayan King.
1.Led his people in war
2.Represented in diplomatic negotiations
3.Sponsored buildings
4.Sponsored public festivals
Compare the clothing of the commoners to the nobles.
Nobles-embroidered clothing
-Jewelry of jade, coral, jaguar teeth, and feathers
Commoners-cotton garments
-Jewelry of bone or shell
Compare the housing of the commoners to the nobles.
Nobles-palaces in center of city
Commoners-outlying farms
What was the staple of the Mayan diet?
Corn
List five items that Mayan artisans crafted.
pottery, cotton cloth, baskets, mats, mirrors
True or False? Everyone understood calendars, writing, and the supernatural world.
False-Only the nobles.
In what two ways did Mayan scribes record important events?
1.Wrote in bark paper books.
2.Carved on stone.
What was the main goal in war to kings and nobles?
To capture the king and sacrifice him.
Where did the Maya feel the world is most sacred?
Where the three planes collided, like the horizon.
What were the three planes the Mayans believed in?
Sky, Earth, Underworld
List the color and place of the four directions.
North-white, ancestors
South-yellow, sun at high point
East-red, sunrise
West-black, sunset
List five of the Maya's most important gods.
Maize God, Jaguar God, Moon Goddess, Creator God, Rain and Lightning God