ch. 1 plus body parts and Mayans/guatemala Flashcards
ear
la oreja
forehead
la frente
eyebrow
la ceja
eyelash
la pestaña
tongue
la lengua
chin
la barbilla/ el mentón
mustache
el bigote
sideburn
la patilla
belize capital
belmopan
guatemala capital
guatemala
el salvador capital
san salvador
honduras capital
tegucigalpa
nicaragua capital
managua
costa rica capital
san josé
panama capital
panama
the hand
la mano
the day
el día
the map
el mapa
the problem
el problema
the program
el programa
what are the natives to guatemala?
the mayans
significant things about the mayans
-calendar
-number system
-20+ dialects
-had good medicene
-did good artwork and pyramids
what is the currency of guatemala?
-quetzal
-also a bird
-symbolized freedom and liberty
describe mayan number system
line is 5
dot is one
knew of 0
5 mayan cities
-tikal (guatemala)
-copan (honduras)
-chichen itza (mexico)
-tulum (mexico)
-palenque (mexico)
miguela asturias
-writer
-won the nobel prize
-born in 1899 in guatemala city
-wrote ḧombres de maiz
-exiled by govt
rigoberta menchú
-mayan
-lived during civil war period
-wrote a book about her familyś experience and won nobel prize but it was taken away bc not everything was true
why did the mayans leave thier cities?
-many theories
-earthquakes
-famine
popol vuh
mayan bible
quetzalcoatal
mayan god (kuku kan)
-feathers, snake, bearded
what did the mayans think man was made from
corn
chac
rain god (mayan)
1st capital of mayan
antigua
huipil
poncho that you can sometimes tell age or gender from, traditional
shilbalba
mayan underworld
shaman
mayan priest
pot-ta-pok
mayan game
tikal
-mayan city in guatemala
-reached peak at 2000 bc
-famous for tall pyramids
when did hernan cortez come to guatemala
1521
300 men with horses
