Chapter 12: Mayan Culture

Question 1

found?

Answer 1

across a wide area of mess(central) America, modern day of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and El Salvador

Question 2

what was their main crop?

Answer 2

corn and maize

Question 3

farming culture?

Answer 3

horticulture, slash and burn with letting the field lie fallow

Question 4

more farming?

Answer 4

also used complex farming, such as ridged fields, some canal system, some swamp drainage, kitchen gardens, tree cropping

Question 5

what inspired their writing system?

Answer 5

the olmec culture

Question 6

when was mayan culture firmly established?

Answer 6

1,900 years ago

Question 7

how many cities at the height of 1,750 years ago?

Answer 7

50 cities

Question 8

what difficulties did they have in farming?

Answer 8

the tropical climate and the need for more farmers

Question 9

was the politics of the cities unified?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

kingship?

Answer 10

by patrilineal descent, Pacal was the exception. we know a lot about him because of temple inscriptions

Question 11

returned to small villages and moved north?

Answer 11

yes, in 800 CE