Vocab
Maize
Corn
Mayans daily life was shaped by what?
Religious beliefs
True or False. The Olmec had little to non impact on other great civilizations?
False
Mesoamerica
Southern Mexico and part of central America
What two important subjects did Mayan's excel in?
Mathematics and Astronomy
True of False. The Olmec civilization was the first known civilization of Mesoamerica.
True
Glyph
A symbolic picture used in Mayan writing
What did the Mayans develop?
What was one of the major geographic features of South America?
Andes mountains
Mother culture
A culture that influences the customs and ideas of a later culture
Describe the social structure of the Mayans?
Priests, kings, nobles, merchants, farmers, slaves
What kind of climate did Mesoamerica have?
A variety of climates
Maya
A mesoamerican civilization
Name one of the theories for why the Mayan civilization ended?
Flooding, invaders
What were the Nazca lines?
A group of glyphs made in the soil in Peru, that were tied to religious beliefs.