Mayan Calendars Flashcards
1
Q
- 260 Day ritual Calendar
* Combined 13 number and 20 days
A
Tzolkin
2
Q
- 365 day solar calendar
- 18 months of 20 days each
- One extra ritual month of 5 days
- Days in each month are numbered from 1 to 20 and have names and hieroglyphic symbols.
A
Haab
3
Q
- Long count is a way to keep track of linear time.
- Adaywascalleda”kin”,andstillistoday.
- A 20 day month was a “uinal”
- One solar year was a”tun“
- 20 tuns is a “katun”
- 20 katuns were a “baktun”
A
Long Count
4
Q
Starts on 13 August 3114 B.C. The date of Mayan Creation.
A
Start date
5
Q
21 December 2012
A
End date
