Who were the Mayans?
Was the Maya Civilization Advanced or not?
They were one of the most advanced cavillations
Did the Mayans have a ruler
They had a king
they relied on what food?
corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes
did they believe in one or many gods?
they believed in many gods
when were the stone city's abandon
CE 900
how long did they live for?
200-900 CE
did they have farmers?
yes they did
what as a dessert they ate?
They had chocolate and drinks made of coco beans.
they had temples for rituals and they did what for they gods?
they sacrificed people to the gods
when did the Spanish come
early 1500s
why did people think the world was going to end in 2012?
Because of the Mayan Calendar
how many jobs were there?
6 jobs
what was something they were really good at?
They were really good astronomers.
who were the gods they worshiped?
Itzamna and K'inich Ahua
were did they live?
small villages
where were they located?
in the rainforest of Guatemala
what did the king need to be to be a king?
The king has to have royal blood and proven worrier
what was another thing they were really good at
Mathematics
what did they do with deceased love ones?
they buried there deceased loved ones under there house so there ancestors will protect them
how did most of them die
A disease killed most of them
how many Mayans are still living today?
Millions of Mayans are still alive
who else was powerful besides the king
The priests were also powerful
they were the first culture to do what?
write the number zero
how many temples did they have?
over 4,400
why do people thing they left the stone temples
famine or overpopulation