life in the Maya
Why was the 0 important to the Mayans?
It was a placeholder, gave them ease, or let them create numbers like 10, or 20
What did the Mayans use to represent numbers?
Symbols / dots, lines, and shells.
Which Document represents Scale?
Doc B/ El Mirador
which Document impacted our math / numbers?
Doc C
Were the Mayas the first to introduce the 0?
Yes
the number system was based on what number?
20
What symbol represents 5 in the number system?
A line
How many remarkables are there?
4
City
What is a pre industrial culture?
Before big factory's, and machines
3
What does significance mean?
Something that impacts modern day life today.
Which Remarkable represents Impact on modern day life?
significance.
When did archaeologists catalog the Mayans locations?
1975
Porters carried goods for how many hours a day?
10 hours
What was one of the most remarkable thing about the Mayans architecture?
The Scale, or their pyramids.
which Mayan City has a population of 70.000 people?
Tikal
What does preconquest mean?
Before the Spanish arrived
How Many Mayans still live in Mesoamerica today?
8 million
Mesoamerica was mayas home for how long?
3000 years