Vocabulary
Definition + part of speech: diverse
verb; to be successful
I'm the lowest class of the Maya civilization. I live next to the fields.
Farmers
In the forest...
The Maya used the slash and burn method, in which they cut down trees and burned the nearby area to plant new crops. The ashes left nutrients in the soil.
The "who" or "what" of a sentence.
Subject
Conquistadors
one who conquers a territory
The Maya citizens are beneath me. I live in a palace.
Kings and Priests
In the highlands...
The Maya cut terraces and harvested land throughout the year. Crops: beans, tomatoes, squash, chili peppers and corn
True or False: Adding the prefix -il or -ir to a root word changes the part of speech
False
A natural well formed from a sinkhole
cenote
Where did the nobles reside?
The larger houses
In the lowland
The Maya created canals to reuse and redirect rain water.
Prefix meaning 'not' that comes only after -r words.
-Ir
A tool with small holes for separating big and small pieces
sieve
Served as burial monuments to honor dead kings and for ceremonies and festivals
Temples and pyramids
The piece of land that connects North America to South America (Mesoamerica)
Isthmus
Prefix meaning 'not' that comes only after -l words.
-il
Define game + parts of speech
Noun; an activity done for pleasure and sport.
Noun: animals that are hunted
Powerful lord who governed his own place without a ruler. That place is called
city- state
Define arid
dry and having very little rain
Linking verb vs. Action verb
Action verbs shows action and linking verbs create a connection between the subject and predicate