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What did the Mayans use from hamack trees?
They used the bark from hamack trees.
Who made the first hammocks?
The Mayans made the first hammocks!
It's not hard, it's ________.
Where did Mayans live?
They lived in the Rainforests?
Hammocks were light. They weren't ______.
heavy
What is a hammock?
It is a special kind of bed.
Hammocks were ________ and easy to carry.
Hammocks were light and easy to carry.
What was the weather like in the rainforest?
It was very hot.
How many years ago were the Mayans making hammocks?
Thousands of years ago the Mayans were making hammocks.
Hammocks weren't _______ to carry.
difficult
What is the girl doing in the picture while resting in the hammock?
She is reading a book.
Yes they can
What is the title of this reading? Spell it.
Hammocks.
How did people use hammocks?
They used them to sit on or sleep in.
The mayans moved from place to place, so they wanted to carry _______ things.
light
Why was it difficult to sleep in rainforests?
There were lots of bugs on the ground.
Why were hammocks perfect beds for Mayans?
Hammocks were perfect beds for the Mayans because they weren't on the ground.
Why didn't the Mayans want to carry heavy things?
They often moved from place to place, and they didn't want to carry heavy things.
Where is Central America?
It is between North and South America.
It wasn't ___________ to sleep in hot weather.
easy
Who took Hammocks to Europe?
Christopher Columbus took hammocks to Europe.
Because they were soft and comfortable, who started to sleep in hammocks?
Sailors on ships started to sleep in hammocks.
At first, who only had hammocks?
Only people in hot countries had hammocks.
Today, people all over the world buy hammocks now. Where do they use them?
People all over the world buy them to use in their back yards or homes.
Hammocks weren't _________, so they were comfortable to sleep in.
hard