The most advanced writing system found in the ancient Americas.
What is a system based on hieroglyphs?
100
These were the largest constructions in the Maya cities.
What are pyramids?
100
The Maya lived in this peninsula.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
100
the proper term for when we "donate" the humans for the gods.
What is Sacrifice?
100
H=
What are Hieroglyphs?
200
These people plotted the position of the sun, moon, and planets.
What are astronomers?
200
These are 2 types of material used to make jewelry and masks.
What are jade and pearls?
200
The Mayas developed and advanced civilization in a part of the Americas called____________.
What is Mesoamerica?
200
Kings were believed to be descended from them.
What are the gods?
200
A=
What is Astronomy?
300
The maya mathematiciens understood this concept long before the Europeans.
What is the concept of zero?
300
The Maya cities were designed around central areas where these three types of buildings were located.
What are pyramids, temples, and palaces?
300
In this farming method and technique, farmers cleared small plots of land by cutting down the forest and burning the felled trees and plants to use as fertilizer.
What is the slash-and-burn agriculture?
300
Some of the most important rituals involved the spilling of this red liquid.
What is Blood?
300
M=
What are Mathematics?
400
A small group of highly privileged or skilled people.
What is an elite?
400
A Stela
What is a carved stone or slab pillar usually created to celebrate an event or person ?
400
The Maya homeland contained both of these "lands"
What are the lowlands and highlands?
400
Maya kings increased their power through this.
What is warfare?
400
They created these that had a 365 day count.
What is a calendar?
500
The Mayas created 800 of these.
What are "glyphs"?
500
They are best known for their beautiful architecture.
What are the Mayas?
500
This is one of the explorers that discovered hidden ancient ruin underground in 1839.
Who is Stephens or Catherwood?
500
These people were deeply religious people who worshiped many gods.
Who are the mayas?
500
Hieroglyphs were carved on the stone columns and recorded in books called______.