Architecture
Arts
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Communication / Writing
Math
100
What was the color of the mural made out of?
Minerals and plant
100
Why do Mayans draw pictures of god?
To show appreciation and tell stories.
100
What is their ball game called?
Pok-a-Tok
100
What are glyphs?
Glyphs are symbols or characters in hieroglyphic writing.
100
What did Mayan make, by just using math?
They use math to make calendars.
200
What were steles? How tall were they?
Steles were upright stone slabs. They were 5 to 12 feet tall, some were specially made as high as 30 feet tall
200
What did Mayans use to make paint?
Minerals and plants.
200
When playing Pok-A-Tok, how many people can be in a team
Pok-A-Tok was played in teams of one or two players in every major Maya city.
200
How many mesoamericans still speak the Mayan language?
About four million Mesoamericans.
200
Why did the Mayans use math to make calendars?
To track the cycles and bad timing.
300
What material do they use to make the temple-pyramid?
Hand-cut lime-stone brick
300
When did murals came to modern attention?
1946
300
How do you play Pok-A-Tok?
You play by hitting the ball with any part of your body apart from your hands and feet.
300
What do hieroglyphs represent?
Hierographs represents sounds words and ideas.
300
What did Mayans use to represent numbers
They use dots and lines.
400
How were Mayan temple-pyramid made?
They stack stones, so they gradually angle in towards each other to form a triangular archway.
400
What does Mayan art represent most often?
They often represent lifestyle and civilization.
400
Who often plays the game called, Pok-A-Tok
Prisoners
400
What was their writing like?
Their writing were like pictures and drawings.
400
When did Mayans start using math?
250 CE - 300 CE
500
Where is the tomb located?
Tombs are located at the bottom of structures.
500
Is art important to the Mayans? And why?
Yes because it represents lifestyle, civilization and god.
500
What are you trying to shoot, when you're playing Pok-a-Tok?
You try to shoot into the hoop
500
When did Mayans develop their writing?
250 BC
500
What did they learn by just using math?
They learned how to track time and cycles.
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