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More than 1,000 years ago.
What is when did the Maya live?
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Religion.
What is a key part of the Maya life?
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A game they played.
What is "pok-ta-pok"?
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Farmers and corn.
What were most Maya people and what was their main crop?
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They helped with farming and household chores.
What did the Maya children do when they turned 5?
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They skilled mathematicians.
What is how they developed a systems of number symbols that also included zero?
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Pictures and symbols that are carved into buildings and monuments.
What is hieroglyphs?
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Good against evil.
What is the religious meaning of the "pok-ta-pok" game?
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A tortilla.
What did the Maya make with the corn that was flat bread?
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They had an initiation ceremony, that passed them into adulthood.
What did they do when a Maya turn 14 years of age?
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They studied the movement of the stars.
Why was the Mayans knowledgeable of astronomy impressive?
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The Temple of the Hieroglyphic Stairway. Where each of its 63 steps telling a story.
What is an example of Maya hieroglyphic monument or building?
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They were sacrificed.
What happened to some of the losers in the "Pok-ta-pok" game?
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More than 800.
How many symbols did the Maya use in their hieroglyphs?
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Marriages.
What were arranged and also considered a business deal?
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Their calendar.
What is almost as accurate as ours today?
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Family, farming and service to a god.
What does the maya daily life revolve around?
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So that the sun would shine directly on key areas on certain days.
What is how were the pyramids and temples built?
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Crossed eyed.
What is one odd thing they Maya's thought was beautiful?
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The priests.
Who picked the dates for the initiation ceremony and the marriages?
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Pyramids.
What is the largest building in Maya cities that also served as temples?
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We have 12. The Maya had 18.
What is months in a year?
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A serpent onto the steps.
What shadow is cast on the steps of Chichen Itza during the spring and fall equinoxes?
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A flat head.
What is another odd thing the Maya's thought was a thing of beauty?
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No one knows for sure.
How did the Maya civilization end?