This type of sacrifice required a person be tied to a _______ _______ and arrows and spears were thrown at the person's _______.
What is wooden pole, heart
200
Where the Well of Sacrifice is located
What is Chichen Itza
200
The first Mayans were _______ and _______
What is hunters and gatherers
200
The people saw the ruler as a
What is living god
200
List the two types of calendars
What is Sacred and Secular
300
For this sacrifice a person is thrown into a ______ to drown
What is well
300
This is where the great staircase can be found
What is Copan
300
The reason Mayan people had to begin farming
What is because of a population increase. Hunting and gathering was no longer enough
300
Who takes over when the ruler dies?
What is his eldest son. If he has no sons then his brother will take over. If he doesn't have a brother, the council will choose someone from his family
300
The Mayans were the first to use the idea of _____
What is zero
400
For this sacrifice a priest takes a person to the altar and does what?
What is takes their heart out while the person is alive
400
Some ruins from Mayan civilizations include: temple ________ and a place where the people like to play a game
What is pyramid and ancient ball courts
400
Explain the Slash and Burn Method of farming in the forest
What is 1. Cut down Trees 2. Let trees dry 3. Burn the trees and use the ashes for fertilizer for the soil
400
The amount of time a ruler rules
What is until his death
400
Where would priests go to study the planets and stars?
What is the observatory tower
500
The role of religion in agriculture
What is the people would pray to the god of rain Chac. If they pleased him he would sent them much needed rain.
500
The way to farm in swampy areas
What is to build mounds of soil and plant the seeds in the soil. The holes that were dug were used for irrigation systems.
500
Mayan name for the priest
What is Ahkim
500
Differences in the Sacred Calendar and the Secular Calendar
What is Sacred- 260 days, no months, used to schedule religious events
Secular- 365 days, 18 months, last 5 days considered unlucky