Vocab 1
original inhabitants or native people of a geographic area.
Indigenous peoples
Great Pyramid in the city of La Venta
Monumental Architecture:
later civilizations influenced by Olmec culture
Maya and Aztecs
The maya civilization flourished from
250-800 AD
The Maya are most recognized for their
Great Pyramids
time period before the influence of Europeans
Pre-Columbian Era
a civilization developed independently.
Pristine
the first and most important city of the Maya civilization
Tikal
the Maya used 800 symbols to refine this
System of writing
5 characteristics of Mesoamerican civilizations:
Monument buildings
Numbering systems
Religious ceremonies
Calendars
chiefdoms
Pre-Columbian cultural area in Middle America
Mesoamerica
chiefdoms dominated by strong families
Leaders
maya civilizations ruled independents units of government
City-states
massive stone sculptures built by the Mayans to tell stories
Stelae
5 achievements of the Maya civilization:
System of writing- (hieroglyphs)
Knowledge of astronomy
Calendars
Irrigation systems
Supported large cities
locations where civilizations first began and prospered independently.
Cradles of civilization
system of writing using pictures and symbols
Hieroglyphs:
maya people were greatly influenced by this culture and civilization
Olmecs
the maya used their observations of the sun, moon and stars
Calendar
importance or impact
Significance
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the most important industry of the Mayas
Agriculture
The focus of the Mayan culture was
Religious rituals