Mayan Landscape
The Mayans got Obsidian from this landform.
What are volcanoes?
The Mayans used this underwater creature to fertilize their plants.
What are fish?
The Mayan wrote stories on their towers using glyphs.
True
True or false:
Mayan farmers lived farthest from the temples.
True
The Mayans used this blue gem to craft masks such as the death mask of the famous King Pakal.
What is Jade
The Mayans lived on this peninsula as well as many other areas throughout Mesoamerica.
What is Yucatan?
The Maya used this method of _____ and ____ in order to keep their fields fertile.
What is Slash and Burn
The Mayans believed that tall structures would keep them closer to these immortal beings.
Mayan athletes participated in this game with hoops and balls.
What is pok-a-tok?
The Mayans left remains of this strong shape, which they built to make their temples closer to the heavens.
The Mayan lowlands experienced rainfall for this many months before 4 months of drought.
What is 8 months? ("A lot of indoor recess")
The Mayans built these, stair shaped structures, on the sides of mountains in the highlands in order to grow crops.
What are terraces?
The Mayans built these parallel passages through marshlands in order to irrigate their farmland and spread out the water.
In the Mayan empire, these people had more riches and fancier clothes.
a) Nobles
b) Farmers
c) Priests
Nobles
The Mayans used this color derived from indigo plants for their bright paintings that lasted many years.
What is Blue
What is a Volcano?
The Mayans believed they were made from this crop which they called Maize
What is corn?
Mayans used these structures to worship their gods.
What are Temples?
a) Wood and clay
b) Straw and hay
c) Bricks and mortar
a) Wood and Clay
People who uncover fossils and ruins to evaluate their origins are called this.
Archeologists
The Mayans lived on this type of land with water on three sides.
The Mayans grew many crops. Name at least 3!
Chili peppers
Pumpkins
Squash
Corn
Tomatoes
Beans
Chichen Itza is a famous archeological ruin near
a) The Yucatan Peninsula
b) Great Britain
c) Maryland
d) Chile
The Yucatan Peninsula
Mayan Myths stated that men were made of this sacred substance and were able to be strong and think for themselves.
Hint: Another word for corn.
What is Maize?
True or false:
The Death Mask of the famous Mayan King Pakal was recovered and it was orange in color