Mayan Civilization

Geography

100

Modern day country where Mayan ruins can be found

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, or El Salvador

200

Name of the peninsula in Mexico where most Mayan city-states were built

Yucatan Peninsula

300

Type of climate in the Mayan homeland

warm, tropical, forested, sometimes a drought

400

Name of the ocean to the east of the Mayan homeland

Atlantic

500

Modern-day name of the body of water west of the Yucatan peninsula.

Gulf of Mexico

Daily Life

100

main food of the Maya

corn or maize

200

another food grown by the Maya, besides corn (maize)

squash, peppers, papaya, avocado, beans

300

the most popular sport

Pok-ta-tok

400

Name two things the Maya did not have that was common in other civilizations? 

Metal tools,

horses/cows/beasts of burden

the wheel 

500

Who were the highest ranking members of Mayan society?

priests and kings

Architecture

100

shape of the biggest Mayan buildings

pyramids

200

What was the name of the building where they observed the sky?

Observatory

300

building materials used to build Mayan pyramids

stone, limestone, or adobe

400

What was the purpose of the biggest pyramids?

temples, places of worship, places for sacrifices

500

Can you name a Mayan city?

Copan, Palenque, Tikal, Chichen Itza...

Learning

100

writing systems with symbols or pictures

hieroglyphics

200

Priests studied ____________________ to develop an accurate calendar

astronomy

300

Mayan mathematicians developed the concept of ______

zero

400

Who traveled between the cities to bring what they didn't have? 

merchants/traders

500

approximate number of different Mayan hieroglyphs

800

Other

100

Approximate year when Mayan civilization ended

900 AD (CE)

200

human ________________ and blood letting was a huge part of Mayan religion

sacrifice

300

a common animal seen in Mayan hieroglyphs

snake, jaguar, bird, spiders

400

The language of the Maya

Mayan

500

Are there any Mayans left today? 

You betchya.
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