Maya, Aztec, Inca Flashcards
Who have been the primary victims of Guatemala’s 30 year-old war?
Mayans
How many Guatemalans have died or are missing as a result of the military anti guerrilla campaigns?
140,000
In chiapas, where the natives speak nine different languages,________ are about____, compared with____ for Mexico as a whole.
Literacy Rates
5%
88%
________________ among the Maya is____ per_____ live births, ___ times as high as the national average.
Infant Mortality
500
1000
10
What kind of violations does Amnesty International claim were carried out by Mexican authority’s against the people of chiapas.
Human rights violation
Who was the tourist who said “The buildings are beautiful, but where did all the people go?” talking to?
Maya guide
According to this article approximately how many Maya still live in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
6.2 million
_______________ provide invaluable eyewitness accounts of the 16th century Maya.
Spanish Records
_________ study ancient pollen to detect changes in the climate and environment.
Botanists
In what river valley can you find the most sources of jade?
Montagua
What site in the southern Maya lowlands was at its zenith art approximately the time of the fall of the Roman Empire?
Tikal
Tikal, at its peak, held a population estimated at…
55,000
What famous individual encountered Mayan traders near the Islas de la Bahia in the summer if 1502?
Christopher Columbus
