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Agriculture
100
Landforms included _________ and _________
What is rugged highlands and dense swamps
100
TRUE OR FALSE: The Mayas worshiped one god.
What is FALSE.
100
Name the three countries the Mayans traded with
What is the Caribbean, Belize, and Guatemala
100
Who did the Mayans borrow their writing style from?
What is the Olmecs
100
Why did the Mayas have to learn how to plant crops?
So they could survive
200
What was the name of the largest Mayan city?
What is Tikal.
200
Who was the ruler of each city-state?
What is the halach uinic.
200
Mayans travelled in _____________ in the water in order to transport goods.
What is a canoe
200
What is the name of the Mayan book?
What is codex
200
How did the Mayas defend their crops against droughts?
They made reservoirs and irrigation systems
300
Describe what a Mayan person looked liked
They were short, had black hair, and often had tattoos
300
How many layers of heaven are there, according to Mayan religion.
What is 13
300
Which famous explorer did the Mayas meet?
Christopher Columbus
300
The Mayan style of writing was called __________
glyphs
300
Name some crops the Mayas grew
maize, beans, chilis, squashes, tomatoes, avocados, pumpkins
400
How did the Mayans become cross-eyed?
They tied objects from their forehead.
400
How many layers of underworlds were there, according to Mayan religion?
What is 9.
400
What is the word that describes how the Mayas "paid" for their goods?
What is "bartering"
400
What was the most common type of fabric used?
What is cotton.
400
How could the Mayas grow crops in swamps?
They dug soil up into mounds and planted on the mounds. The ditches provided canals
500
How many eras existed during the Maya Civilization?
What is three.
500
What did Mayan celebrations include?
What is human sacrifice
500
Mayan carvings on tall stones are called
What is stela
500
Describe slash and burn
cut down trees, let the trees dry, burned the trees, then planted