Location / cities
The Maya lived in the __________________
Yucatan Peninsula
This farming technique helped the Maya grow food on hillsides by creating flat areas to plant crops.
Terrace farming
Maya priests often performed these rituals to please the gods, including animal and sometimes human ones.
Sacrifices
The Maya developed this kind of writing system using symbols that stood for sounds or words.
hieroglyphics (or glyphs)?
This group ruled Maya city-states and often claimed to be chosen by the gods.
Kings / Nobles
Mayans are known for their ____________ ____________ _____________.
*hint: think about the cities*
Great stone cities
The Maya used this method to clear land for farming
Slash & Burn technique
What did the Mayas use as a guide while creating their complex calendars?
Movement of the sun and stars
Maya scribes used this bark-paper book to record astronomical data and rituals.
Codex
This group made up the largest part of Maya society and worked the land.
Farmers
The Maya discovered or invented all of the following except:
A) chocolate
B) rotating crops
C) the wheel
D) the number "0"
C) the wheel
This was the most important crop for the Maya and a staple of their diet.
Corn
Maya people built these special areas at the top of pyramids to worship and make offerings.
Temples
Each Maya symbol or glyph could represent a word or a ___.
sound
Maya society had this type of structure, with people ranked from most powerful to least powerful.
Hierarchy
True or false:
Most of the cities were abandoned 900 CE & archeologists are still unsure of what caused the decline.
True
Besides corn, the Maya also grew this bean that was used to make chocolate.
Cacoa bean
Maya priests sometimes cut themselves to offer this type of personal sacrifice to the gods.
Blood
The Maya had two main calendars: one for religious events and one for this purpose.
Farming
This special group of people were in charge of reading the stars, performing rituals, and writing glyphs.
Priests
This was the jungle-covered region where many Maya cities were built.
Rainforest
The Maya used raised fields, terraces, and this type of artificial island to grow crops in swampy areas.
Chinampas
If you were a farmer, you were known as a : __________
Peasant
The Maya place value system is vertical, and each level represents powers of _____.
20
Women in Maya society could be rulers but were more often involved in this type of work at home.
Cleaning, cooking, taking care of children