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The Mayans lived in the middle regions of the American Continents called |
MesoAmerica |
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What 5 countries are part of present-day mesoamerica? |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador |
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Any form of language based on pictures and symbols instead of letters |
Hieroglyphics |
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Large triangular structure built by ancient cultures |
Pyramid |
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Dense jungle area that exists in humid climates |
Rainforest |
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Important crops grown by the Maya |
Maize, cotton, manioc, sunflowers, cotton |
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What did the Mayans build at the top of their pyramids |
Temple |
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The Mayans believed there were 3 levels of cosmos or world. What were they? |
Earth, Heaven and Underworld |
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Like other Native-American cultures, a big aspect of their religious practices was the attempt to influence what? |
The weather |
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The religious legends and stories of the Mayan people were eventually written in a book called? |
The Popul Vuh or “Book of the People” |
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What time period did Mayan Civilization thrive? |
About A.D. 250 to A.D. 900 |
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In the Mayan culture, using leather-padded hips and elbows, players tried to hit a four-pound, six-inch rubber ball through a stone hoop 30 feet above the ground. What game was this called? |
Pok-ta-tok |
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A Mayan city that is in modern day Guatemala was called? |
Tikal |
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Mayans main food and most important crop was maize. What other foods did they grow? |
Beans, squash, peppers, avocados, sunflowers and papayas. |
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The terrain was very hilly in the lands where the Maya lived. They cut what into the sides of of the hills to grow crops on leveled land? |
Terraces |
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The Mayans had how many calendars? |
Two |
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What were the two Mayan calendars used for? |
Religious celebrations and following the seasons for agriculture. |
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The Mayan calendar ended in? |
December 2012 |
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Scientists believe the Mayans were the first to create a number system that included what? |
Zero |
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Zero is important in math because? |
It shows there is none of something. |
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No one knows why the Mayan cities declined but possible explanations are? |
Crop failures, war, disease, drought, famine, rebellion against the control of the priests or nobles |
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Many Maya descendants still remain and millions still live in what countries? |
Mexico, Belize and Guatemala |
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Three main time periods of Maya civilization are |
Pre-Classic, Classic and Post-Classic |
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In order of highest to lowest what are the 5 ranking levels of the Mayan social pyramid? |
The Ruler, Nobles & Priests, Merchants & Artisans, Peasants, Slaves |
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What is polytheism |
The religious worship of many gods. |
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Name 3 farming techniques used by the Maya |
Terraces on steep hillsides slash and burn raised beds on mats made of woven reeds 2 feet above water level surrounded by canals. |
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Maya temples headstone archways always with 9 layers that represented what? |
The 9 levels of the Underworld |
