The Maya Daily Life
Remarkable Achievments
Five Themes of Geography
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What was the main crop grown in the Maya civilization?

What is maize

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Name of the Maya's most remarkable achievements.

What is "answers may vary."

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Name the Five Themes of Geography.

What is "Location, Place, Movement, Region, and Human Environment Interaction"

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What transition can be used for your summary/conclusion?

What is "In conclusion," "All in all," "As one can see,"

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How did the Maya please their gods?

What is "human and animal sacrifice."

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What is the sign for the number zero in the Maya's number system?

What is "a football"

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Amanda lives near her school. Is an example of what type of location?

What is "relative location."

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What is a ritual?

What is a religious practice that is done in the same way. 

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What was their writing system?

What is "glyphs"

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What is one reason why the Maya cities are considered remarkable?

What is "hospitals, schools, and libraries" or "thousands of workers" or "2,500 cities were found."

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Which theme of geography focuses on the transfer of people and goods from one place to another?

What is "movement."

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Why did the Maya king where a headdress?

What is "symbolizing wealth, power and his connection to the gods."

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What type of agriculture did the Maya use to cut down trees to grow crops?

What is 'slash and burn agriculture'

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What is the criteria for a remarkable achievement?

Scale, significance, effort, and genius. 

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"Ms. Kenner wore a coat to school today because of the weather." Is this adapting, depending, or changing the environment?

What is adapting 

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What punctuation is used to cite evidence from the text?

What is a "quotation mark."

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What did historians say happened to the Maya civilization?

What is "they don't know"

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The Maya studied the moon, stars and sun. What achievement came from this study?

What is "the calendar."

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Farmers had to adapt to the rainforest environment by cutting terraces into hillsides for planting crops.

What does the word adapt mean in this sentence?

What is changing to fit the environment. 

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Why did many early civilizations develop near river bank locations? (two reasons)

What is "food, access to clean water, resources, trade/travel, etc."

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