Mayan Murals Uncovered
The area that the archeologist trudged through the jungle to find Mayan monuments
Guatemala
Four major things that are still used from the Mayan civilization
Math, Astronomy, Writing system, and Books
This is how the Mayan gods created earth according to the Popol Vuh
Water should be removed, emptied out for the formation of the earth's on plate and platform
Aztec Capital
Tenochtitlan
Smallest most powerful Aztec Class
Nobles
The first mural was of this god staring at the archeologist
Maize God
Symbolic pictures from the Maya culture
Glyphs
This is how the earth was before God created earth according to the Hebrew Bible
Earth being unformed and void or in other words empty
Artificial fields
Chinampas
Shared lands in which part of the crops were used to pay for taxes
Communal
At the end of the mural revealed a portrait of this person and event
A folded book made of tree bark paper
Codex
The name of the creation book in the bible
Genesis
Another name for the Aztec Great Temple
Temple Mayor
Worked and lived on the private land of nobles
Serfs
Some of the murals were found five miles from this city
San Bartolo
Solve this mayan Math Problem
= + = + :+ :
10 + 10+ 2 +2
24
The name of the Chinese creation story of earth
Pan Gu
Aztecs migrated to this valley
Valley of Mexico
The place where the gods were born
Teotihaucan ( tay-oh-tee-wah-khan)
The name of the archeologist that was in search of the Mayan culture
William Saturno
Most famous Maya book
Popol Vuh
This is how the earth formed according to chinese tradition
Pan Gu was and enormous giant in an egg. When he awoke and shaped chaos into pieces. The lighter gradually became heaven and the impure heavier parts sank down to form earth
Aztec God Quetzalcoatl was part these two animals
Snake and bird
The five classes of the Aztecs
Emperor
Nobles
Commoner
Serfs
Slaves