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Mayan Empire
Mayan Knowledge
Mayan Civilization
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Most Mayans were?
Peasant Farmers
100
What were the two main groups in Mayan society?
Nobles and Commoners
100
Where did the Mayan live. Name three (3) locations?
Yucatan, Belize, Honduras
100
What was the most important crop?
Maize or Corn
100
This is a formal name for a Spanish conqueror. They were cruel and harsh with the native people.
Conquistador
200
What was basic social unit in Mayan society?
The Extended Family
200
What is an Extended Family?
A grouping of several related families that live together.
200
What are the three (3) Mayan periods?
Pre-Classic Classic Post Classic
200
Who was the God of rain?
Chac
200
Who did Mayan Kings pass on their power to?
Their son
300
When did the Mayan’s first encounter Europeans?
1500's
300
Who described Mayan communities?
Diego De Landa
300
What is the time period of the Mayan Classic period?
250A.D. – 900A.D.
300
What current countries did the Mayans live on? Name all.
Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize
300
Mayan’s believed that their kings were descendants of?
Gods
400
Where did Extended Families live?
A cluster of houses set around a central patio
400
The Mayan homeland contained two (2) geographical regions?
Lowlands and Highlands
400
What is the number system used by the Maya?
A base 20 system
400
What was the capital of the Mayas during the Classic Maya period?
Tikal
400
Human Sacrifice was?
Natural cycle of death and rebirth to keep the universe in balance.
500
How did Mayan’s play their ball game?
They had to hit a ball through a hoop using their hip.
500
Name some of the jobs women had in Mayan Daily life?
Raise children, gardening, preparing food
500
How did the Mayan Civilization end? Give 2 examples.
Record keeping stopped Abandoned Cities Introduction of diseases
500
What cities were established during the Mayan Classic period?
Tulum, Chichen Itza, Tikal, Palenque, Copan, Utatlan
500
What is a hieroglyph?
A symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound.