social organization
does ancient Maya have a hierarchy
yes they do have a hierarchy
what were Mayans usually doing
jobs, trading, producing crops and goods, ceremonies, games, dancing, writing, and astronomy and mathematics
how did the Mayan people make usable land
they used the slash and burn technique
what was the mayans greatest invention
their calender
what did the Mayans decorate there buildings with
they decorated there buildings with intricate stone carvings carvings
do they have a king
yes they have a king
what was the writing system that ancient Maya used
they used hierglyphs
name 3 of the secondary crops that the Mayans planted
beans, squash, tabocco
what invention was advanced
the Mayans medicine
what is there most famous architectural building
their pyramid
was each city-state ruled by a king
each city-state was ruled by a king
what did woman usually do
they were caretakers of the children
what are two of the landscape features that they uses
mountains, lowlands
what invention was good and accurate
the Mayan astromony
name 3 types of buildings that the Mayan people built
pyramids, temples, palaces, residences
name 5 people from the hierarchy of ancient Maya
kings, nobles, teachers, scribes, warriors, architects, administrators, crafsmen, merchants, laborors, farmers,
list 1 thing that we have today that we put in our slide show and 1 thing from the past
now we have modern day technology. back then they had ovens that were powered by a fire box
name 1 type of stone that the Mayans used for construction
limestone
was the agriculture advanced
yes
what types of carvings did the Mayan people put in there buildings
intricite stone carvings
The laws that governed the various Mayan states were issued by the ________ and his council, or by the council alone if the state did not have an __________
halach uinic
who were the people that taught the children of the nobles
a speacial class priest
name the type of rock that the Mayans used to make tools and weapons
volcanic rock, obsidian
was the Mayan art beautiful
yes
how many types of pyramids did the Mayan people have
they had 2 diferent types of pyramids