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where was the mayan civilization located?
Created a what?
Accurate yearly calendar.
Gods were symbolized as what?
animals:
Rain god-snake
Sun god-jaguar
Death god-bat
They were called what?
Rulers were given the _____ to rule by ____?
right; by Gods
They could write up to what number with just these symbols?
19
Gods control what?
World order and agriculture.
Known for their what?
Obervsations.
Priests had great what because of what?
influence because they thought hey could talk to the gods.
The Mayans were what?
Polytheism: belief in many gods.
over 800 what were used to record their what.
different images were used to record their history.
Predicted what?
Eclipses of the sun
What sacrifices were preformed to do what?
Human and animal sacrifives were preformed to honor gods and maintain order.
most what pre-colonial what system in the western Hemisphere?
advanced writing system
There were rich in ____?
Natural resources - fertile soil, lots of stone to build and mild climate
Number system was made up of what?
shells dots and lines.
Mayans were one of the only civilizations that understood what?
the concept of zero which let them write very big numbers.