Agriculture
Society
Religion
Achievements
Potpourri
100
This group was the first to settle the Mesoamerican area due to their development of agriculture
Who are the Olmecs?
100
This group was the backbone of Mayan society and fell right below merchants on the social pyramid
Who are the peasants?
100
Performed rituals
Who are priests?
100
Great temples were built out of this material
What is stone?
100
Group this chapter is about
Who are the Mayans?
200
Beans, squash, and cocoa bean were all farmed by the Mayas, but this food was the staple of their diet
What is corn/maize?
200
This group fell right below the ruler and was in charge of reading the calendars
Who are the priests/nobles?
200
Also known as forecasting, priests were also responsible for this task in Mayan society
What is predicting the future?
200
Mayan city-states all had this in common
What is a calendar?
200
Age at which boys got their farming tools
What is 4 months?
300
Farming method that wore down the soil where a forest is cut down and the remains are burned to create land for farming
What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
300
The age at which a girl first received her weaving tools
What is 3 months?
300
Sacred animal in Mayan religion
What is the jaguar?
300
Mayas adopted this form of writing created by the Olmecs using pictures as symbols
What is hieroglyphics?
300
This modern day country is where Mayan society developed and is still home to many Mayas today
What is Guatemala?
400
The lowlands were overgrown by this once they were abandoned
What is jungle?
400
When first married, the Mayan couple lived with these people
What is the bride's family?
400
Also known as the tzolkin, the calendar was used to determine when to plant crops
What is the Sacred Round?
400
Number of months in the daily calendar
What is 18?
400
In this time period, Mayas abandoned their cities, wars occurred, and cultural achievements slowed
What is the Post-Classic Period?
500
Mayas in the mountains used these which water would flow down several levels to grow crops
What are terraces?
500
The sport played by Mayas where the losers would be sacrificed after the match
What is pok-a-tok?
500
Number of months in the Sacred Round
What is 13?
500
Large religious centers developed by the Mayas
What are ceremonial centers?
500
2000 BC-300 AD in the Mayan civilization
What is the Pre-Classic Period?
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