Who Were The Mayans?
The Maya were located in the rainforests of which country?
Guatemala
These religious figures were powerful members of the Mayan Society.
The Priests
What types of food did the Maya grow?
Corn, Beans, Squash, and Tomatoes
Were the Mayans polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
By what year were most of the Mayan cities abandoned?
Because of their calendar, people thought that the world will end in what year?
2012
The Mayan kings believed that they were related to who?
The Gods
The elites were the only people allowed to drink this.
Drinks with cacao beans
What did they build for the gods?
Temples
What are two possible ways the Mayan civilization may have fallen?
Famine
Overpopulation
Between which years did the Mayans thrive?
200-900 CE
A person needed royal blood and what to be a king?
A proven warrior
The Mayans were able to describe what accurately?
The length of a solar year, and the moon's phases
Where did they bury their deceased loved ones?
Under their homes
How were many of the remaining Mayans killed?
Diseases and war
The Mayan civilization was the most advanced in __________?
Pre-Columbian America
Name one thing that people were more likely to be other than a Priest or a King.
Slave
Merchant
Farmer
Soldier
Servant
Astronomy and mathematics
What was the name of the Sun god in the Mayan Religion?
K'inich Ahau
Where are the still existing Mayan ruins located?
Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala
The Haab
What is another name for the Mayan kings?
The Holy Lords
What did the number zero look like in Mayan Writing?
A shell symbol
Who is Itzamna in the Mayan Culture?
The creator god
Why do we know more about the Mayan culture than other Mesoamerican civilizations?
They had a more advanced written language than other civilizations.