Maya Map and Reading Questions Flashcards
…………. ………….. provide invaluable eyewitness accounts of the last 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 at 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 of 1502?
Columbus
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
Who have been the primary victims of Guatemala’s 30-year-old civil war?
The Maya
How many Guatemalans have died or are missing as a result of the military’s antiguerrilla campaigns?
140,000
In Chiapas, where the natives speak nine different languages, ……………. are about (Insert Number)% compared with (Insert Number)% for Mexico as a whole.
Literacy rates
50%
88%
………… …………. among the Maya is (Insert Number) per (Insert Number) live births, (Insert Number) 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 authorities against the Maya people of Chiapas?
Human rights violations
