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100
What was the Mayan writing called that uses pictures as symbols?
Hieroglyphics
100
Besides trading, what was the Mayan form of money?
Cocoa Beans
100
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Slaves
100
What was the Mayan ball game that had religious significance?
Pok-a-tok
100
What were the three main foods that the Mayans farmed?
Squash, Beans, and Maize (Corn)
200
What two groups were the only people who were able to read and write?
Nobles and Priests
200
What time period on the timeline did Maya civilization reach its peak?
The Classic Period
200
The highest authority in the state was the "halach uinic" which meant....?
True Man
200
Who was the ONLY group of people able to read the sacred round calendar?
Priests
200
Mayans used ____________ to develop their calendar system.
Astronomy
300
What 2 groups of people were third on the social pyramid?
Merchants and Artisans
300
What time period did the Maya: - pursue war and empire building - have FEW artistic and cultural achievements
The Post-Classic Period
300
Which group of people worked hard on the land, growing maize, squash, beans, and other crops to feed the population?
Peasants
300
What was the purpose of the sacred round calendar? (used to determine the best days to....)
Plant, hunt, cure, do battle, and perform religious ceremonies
300
What is the significance of a line and a dot in the Mayan number system?
Dot = 1, Line = 5
400
What happened to end the Classic Period of Mayan civilization? (for sure)
It is still a mystery
400
When Mayan fathers and sons weren't busy with the crops, men and boys did what?
hunted and trapped animals
400
What was the title of the person at the top of the social pyramid?
The Ruler
400
At around what age were men and girls likely to get married?
Men around the age of 20, girls as young as 14
400
Mayans turned from _________&__________ to farming as their main source of food (2000 BCE)
Hunting & Gathering
500
What was a coming-of-age ceremony?
A ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community
500
Describe the slash-and-burn agricultural technique
A farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
500
In the Mountainous Land, what did they built to create more flat land for farming? (first box)
Terraces, or earth steps
500
In the swamps, the Maya constructed __________________ surrounded by canals that drained off extra water.
Raised-Earth Platforms
500
What were the 3 theories about what MAY have caused the end of Maya?
1) populations grew faster than farming could sustain 2) long periods of drought, or dry weather, caused massive crop failure 3) uncontrolled warfare
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