Who were the Mayans?
What year did people think the world was going to end because of the Mayan calendar?
2012
What were the kings called?
Holy lords.
What were the MAIN foods the Mayans ate?
Corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes.
The Mayans worshiped many gods such as..
Itzama and K'inich Ahau.
What were the Mayan cities built out of?
Stone.
The Maya empire thrived between...
200-900CE
A king needs to have royal blood and be a...
Proven warrior.
The Mayans are famous for_
Mathematics.
Where did they bury their ancestors?
Under their houses.
Most of the stone cities were...
Where were Mayans located?
What is now known as Guatemala.
The Priests were... on the social structure.
The Priests were very powerful on the social structure.
Who were allowed to drink the chocolate drinks?
The elite.
They buried their ancestors under their homes to protect and watch over them.
When the Spanish arrived in the 1500s, what were the Mayans living conditions?
The Mayans didn't live in their stone temples anymore. Now they lived in small rural homes.
They were the most advanced in __
Pre-Columbia.
Most people were...
in the lower class.
The Mayans were _
astronomers.
What did they sacrifice to the gods?
Animals and humans.
From a disease brought over by the Spanish. And more died in battles between the Spanish and the Mayans.
What did Mayan buildings look like?
The lower classes were...
Artisans, merchants, soldiers, farmers, servants and enslaved people.
One of the first cultures to write the number..
Zero.
How did they perform sacrifices?
They built tall temples, where at the top they would hold the ceremony and sacrifice someone to the gods.
Why do people think the Mayan empire declined?
From to many people living in one place and over population.