Early Maya
Name of the land bridge crossed by early inhabitants of North America
Bering Strait
Treaty which gave the settlement permission to cut and export logwood
Treaty of Paris
Maya cities/towns
the mixture of many ethnic groups and their culture in any one community
melting pot
BCE on a timeline
Before the Common Era
Time Period in which the Maya were most successful
Classic Period
Treaty which established our borders as we know them today
Anglo-Guatemalan Treaty
Father of the Nation
George Cadel Price
the contribution of each ethnic group to the economy through the use of knowledge, talents and skills
culture capital
Treaty of Versailles
List the three major regions on the Map of Mesoamerica and where Belize lies.
Northern Lowlands, Central Lowlands and Southern Highlands
Belize - Central Lowlands
Meaning of Universal Adult Suffrage and the Year in which Belize gained this right
Right for all adults to vote - 1954
1 reason why the Belize Swing Bridge is a historical site
Ethnic group associated with Bram and reason for festival
location of most historical sites and reason for this being the case
Belize City - old capital
Three basic descriptions of the Classic Period
Defined social class
Developed agricultural practices/methods
Established trade routes
Major Maya Temples - Altun Ha
hieroglyphs, mathematics, calendars
Year the PUP was formed and party from which it was formed
1950 and People's Committee
2 reasons why the St. John's Anglican Cathedral is a historical site
oldest church in Central America
Miskito Kings were crowned there
the percentage of Belize's population for
Mestizo
Creole
Maya
Garinagu
Mestizo - 25 -30%
Creole- 50%
Maya - 11%
Garinagu - 6%
ethnic groups most associated with
sugar industry
poultry industry
retail business/merchants
sugar industry - Mestizo
poultry industry - Mennonite
retail business/merchants - Chinese and East Indian
Four Reasons for the decline of the Maya
natural disasters
interruption in trade routes
ecological failure (soil fertility)
warfare
The three major types of government of the settlement in order in which they occurred.
Public Meeting - Legislative Assembly - Legislative Council
Names of three women in Belize who are historical figures and contribution of any one of these women
Cleopatra White
Nurse Vivian Seay
Gwendolyn Lizarraga
Name of one form of modern-day technology in Belize along with one advantage and one disadvantage
vary
Ethnic Group associate with the Jankunu Christmas Celebration and the reason behind the celebration
Garinagu - originally a dance created to tease British slave masters