Maya Society Gallery Walk Flashcards
How did rulers inherit their status in Maya society
By sons inherited their right to rule from their father and by war
What was the most powerful class
Priests since people believed they could talk to the Maya gods
What types of jobs did nobles have
Civil service,military and as business leaders in commerce and trade
What would warriors do in their free time
They would fight aganist champions for prized honoer
What determined the class you would be a part of in Mayan society
It would depend on what your father’s class was in
Which class made up the bulk of Mayan society? What did they do ?
Peasants, they would do craftsman, farmers , and they worked very hard
How were slaves treated? What tasks were they responsible for?
They were not treated poorly and they were responsible they could be orphans, captured people or punished people
What di the different Mayan gods repersent
Sun god , Maize god it would be a form of nature
How many Mayan gods were there and what types of things did they do?
Their were more than 165 gods, they would creating,planting and harvesting maize,performing ,divination,conducting business,fighting wars forming alliances and intermarging
What did Mayans believe about the afterlife?
That most people soul’s would spend their life in the underworld, it would be filled with evil gods
What type of archietecture with the Mayans best known for
It would be the soaring pyramid temples and ornate palaces
What materials did the mayans use to make art
Stone shells, bone,wood ,obsidan ,jade,silver,clay stacco textiles and precious metals
How did Mayans decorate buildings and pyramids
They would decorate it with stone carvings and it would be coverered buildings and pyramid stairways
What types of phenomenon were th eMayans able to predict with their calendars;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
They would know now to predict solar eclipses
What process did the mayans use to make rubber
vulcanization -combining rubber with other materials to make i r more durable
