Agriculture
What is one method the Mayans used to farm crop?
slash and burn
What did Mayans use to buy goods?
Cacao beans
How many gods did the Mayan's have?
What shape did the Mayans build their temples
Pyramids
What peninsula are the Mayan located on?
Yucatan
What was the most common crop?
Corn/Maize
What would the Mayans do in order to get goods?
Trade
What would the Mayans give to the gods?
They would sacrifice humans and animals.
Mayan architecture was made primarily from..
Stone
What cultural and historical region would the Mayan be located on?
Mesoamerica
This was a factor that caused the Mayan civilization to decline...
2. Warfare
How was the government organized?
City-states
Why did the priests and kings have so much power?
The Mayans believed they can communiticate with the gods through religious rituals.
Mayan priests used their knowledge of astronomy and mathematics to create...
Calendars
What is the name of the Mayan game involving a rubber ball?
Pok-a-tok
The Mayans created this delicious drink?
Hot Chocolate
How many kings were in each city-state?
ONE
What were Mayan temples for?
Worship
What number does a shell represent?
0/Zero
What are the two remaing cities called?
1. Tikal
2. Copan
What did the Mayans build in order to hold rainwater?
Cisterns or tanks
The Mayan social structure is consisted of four main classes. What are the four main classes?
Nobles, priest, peasant, and slaves.
What nature related gods did the Mayans worship?
The gods of the sun, moon, rain, and corn.
Name the two systems the Mayans developed?
writing and numbers
What type of climate did the Maya have?
Warm, tropical, forested, sometimes a drought.