Mayas Flashcards
Where did the Ancient Maya live?
The Maya settled on the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America.
What civilization settled on the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America?
The Mayas
The Mayas were an empire and united politically; false or true?
False, The Mayas were NOT an Empire and NOT united politically
Mayas civilizations was made up of?
city-states
Each city-states has each own…
ruler
What does the Mayas built?
The Mayas built towering temples, palaces, pyramids, platforms, and obseravatories
What does the Mayas do on top of the pyramids?
They do religious ceremonies and human sacrifices while people watched.
What was the Religion of the Mayas?
Polytheitstic
What is Polytheistic?
That the believe in many gods.
What does the Mayas created?
-A writing system of hieroglyphics
-A 365-day calendar
-A set of numerals
What happened to the Maya?
Abandoned many of their cities around 900 A.D
Why Mayas abandoned their cities?
There is a theories that around 900 A.D there was a drought and many died due to starvation and others migrated away.
Today Mayas live in?
Guatemala and Southern Mexico.
The Mayas farmes use the method of?
Slash and Burn Agriculture
What civilization do Slash and Burn Method?
The Mayas
