Vocabulary
Ruins
destroyed building
What did the Olmec leave behind?
Large Stone heads
Where did the mayans think humans came from?
corn
Who did all the work in the Mayan cities?
Slaves
basketball and soccor
Tikal
Mayan Capital
What happened to the losing team?
Sacrificed
What building was the heart of each city and used for ceremonies ?
the temple
What was the main way Mayans watered their crops?
irrigation
What did the Mayans use for money at times?
Cocoa beans
Conquistador
Spanish Conqueror
How did the Mayans like their heads to look?
Flat
Name of the place where is you survived the fall you were a god
Well of Sacrifice
What was slash and burn?
setting fire to the land to get ready to plant
Some times was used for a soccer ball?
heads
Halach Uinic
Mayan King
Who gave the Olmec their name?
The Aztecs
The Mayans ripped this out for sacrifices.
hearts
The Mayans used the wheel? True or False
False
What disease helped to destroy the Mayans?
smallpox or yellow fever
Ahkin
Priest
When the king left his temple, how did he get around?
He was carried
When the king died who took over for him?
Oldest son
Farming on the side of a mountain?
terrace farming
Who was Cortes
Spanish Conqueror