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Maya Civilization

Maya Civilization. World Studies. Bell-Ringer. What are the five characteristics of civilization? Advanced cities Specialized workers Complex institutions Record keeping Advanced technology. Write a description of the relative location of the Maya Civilization.

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Maya Civilization

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  1. Maya Civilization World Studies

  2. Bell-Ringer • What are the five characteristics of civilization? • Advanced cities • Specialized workers • Complex institutions • Record keeping • Advanced technology

  3. Write a description of the relative location of the Maya Civilization • The Maya lived in the southern part of ________________. • They would have lived in the modern countries of… • Their empire stretched from southern Mexico to…_________between the__________ and the ____________.

  4. Relative Location

  5. Cities • Palenque-Mexico • Tikal-Guatemala • Chichen Itza-Mexico • Tulum-Mexico

  6. Tikal

  7. Tikal • Tikal was an advanced city. • Tikal was a city-state. • Tikal was in northern Guatemala. • 50,000 people lived in Tikal. • Tikal had pyramids. • Tikal had temples. • Tikal had palaces. • Tikal had a ball court.

  8. Complex Institutions • City-states were independent. • City-states had alliances. • City-states exchanged goods. • City-states traded flint and feathers. • City-states traded shells and honey. • City-states traded salt and cotton.

  9. Agriculture & Trade • The Maya grew maize, beans, and squash. • The Maya used farming techniques. • The Maya used slash and burn. • The Maya used raised beds. • The Maya used hillside terraces.

  10. Maya Calendar

  11. Technology • The Maya developed two calendars. • The Maya developed a religious calendar. • The Maya developed a solar calendar. • The religious calendar had 260 days. • The solar calendar had 365.34 days. • The calendars were linked together. Mayan astronomers were fascinated with the planet Venus and its movement.

  12. Specialized Workers

  13. Record Keeping

  14. Today’s Maya

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