Mayan History
Daily Life
Mayan Facts
Mayan Misc
Toss up
100
How did they become a leader
What is inherited or passed from father to son. Capture an enemy and sacrifice them. Father drew blood to offer to the gods.
100
Name things that the Mayans used to grow to eat. Need at least 6
What is tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, corn or maize, peppers, beans, cacao, sweet potatoes, and avocados
100
What did they make their mortar out of in order to keep their blocks together
What is lime
100
What time period were the Mayans at their greatest
What is Classic
100
What did the Mayan priests study
What is astronomy and mathematics
200
Why do we not know that much about the Mayans
What is Spanish destroyed all but 3-4 books. Works of the devil
200
Name 3 things they used to hunt
What is monkeys, rabbits, deer, turkeys, rodents and birds
200
What did they call their books
What is codex
200
What could the Mayans predict very accurately
What is eclipses
200
Name the peninsula they were located at
What is Yucatan
300
How many time periods in the Mayan civilization and please name them all?
3 Pre-Classic, Classic, and Post-Classic
300
What was their writing like
What is hieroglyphics or picture or symbols writing
300
What was used to plant crops
What is pointed sticks
300
What would the Mayans do to their babies (2 things)
What is tie boards to their foreheads to get them flat and make them cross eyed
300
What is the biggest mystery of the Mayans
What is they just disappeared
400
Who is their god of rain
What is Chac
400
What 2 subjects were they really good at
What is math and astronomy
400
Largest Mayan city and how many people lived there.
What is Tikal and 100,000 people
400
How many glyphs did they have.
What is 800 glyphs
400
Who did the Mayan traders meet in 1502
What is Christopher Columbus
500
Tell me about the solar calendar. Need at least 4 things about it.
What is 365 days, 18 months, 20 days in each month, 5 unlucky days, plant and harvest, based upon Earth's orbit, and predictions.
500
What type of farming did they do and describe it. Need all steps
What is slash and burn. Cut trees down, dry them, burn them and use the ashes for fertilizer
500
What type of tree did they make their paper from
What is ficus
500
The Mayans created a second calendar. Please give me at least 4 facts about it.
260 days, 20 day names, days named after gods and goddesses, religious reasons, and no months
500
What is the name of their pictures
What is glyphs
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