Terms to know
Geography
Life as a Maya
quick pics
Maya madness
100
Look out below!....the Mayans would throw sacrifices down this naturally occurring hole...
Cenote
100
The region between north America and south America is called?
Meso-america
100
Color me jealous! What members of Mayan society could afford to wear colors?
The Nobles
100
Cacao plant
100
Who came before the Maya?
The Olmec
200
This "pyramid" refers to an implicit or explicit order of ranking individuals within a group
Social Hierarchy
200
In what Country is Chichen-Itza?
Mexico
200
Hard work... How would the average commoner spend their day?
Working in the fields
200
Olmec stone head
200
What did the Maya eat?
Animals, Corn, Squash, Cassava, beans
300
Shake off the dust...this is another word for an ancient manuscript text
Codex
300
Heading south! Which country is directly below Mexico?
Guatemala, Belize
300
Winner take all.....What is the name of the high stakes Mayan ball game?
Pitz
300
Kukulkan
300
My oh maya.... Using Maya symbols, draw the number 7
2 dots with a bar below
400
the Maya concept of space and time with a belief that by controlling time, the Maya could have power over the world around them.
Najt
400
Which of the follow can NOT be found in the Maya world.... Obsidian, Cacao, Honey, Whale Blubber
Whale Blubber
400
Which members of Mayan society had more time to be entertained?
The Nobles
400
Quipu
400
Why in 2012 was a 15 year old Mr. Free worried the world was going to end?
The Maya calendar ended
500
"Cooooooo" "Coooooo"......Better not mess with this sacred Mayan bird.
Quetzal
500
Which modern countries did the Maya live in?
Mexico, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador
500
This was the ideal for Mayan beauty.....
Big forehead, flat nose!
500
Jaquar
500
In what ways did the Olmec influence the Maya?
Invented the important Meso-american ball game
Traded throughout Mesoamerica
Built connections with others
Art and religion