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Mayas Worksheet

Mayas Worksheet. Maya Magazines. 1. Mexico, Guatemala, Central and South America 800 AD. 2. 7,000 Caves, Rock Shelters, Open Camps. 3. Straight Black Hair High Cheekbones Oriental Eyes Elongated Skulls. 4. Rich and Poor Crafts people, farmers, religious people, political leaders.

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Mayas Worksheet

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  1. Mayas Worksheet Maya Magazines

  2. 1. • Mexico, Guatemala, Central and South America • 800 AD

  3. 2. • 7,000 • Caves, Rock Shelters, Open Camps

  4. 3. • Straight Black Hair • High Cheekbones • Oriental Eyes • Elongated Skulls

  5. 4. • Rich and Poor • Crafts people, farmers, religious people, political leaders

  6. 5. • Pok-to-Tok • Clothing, glory, gifts from the losing team

  7. 6. • Hieroglyphs • Many aspects of their life

  8. 7. • Long court • Accurate calendar

  9. 8. • (0) – shell • (1) – dot • (5) – bar

  10. 9. • Crop rotation • Used canals and waterways to water crops • Planted new seeds to grow crops

  11. 10. • A place where great riches were supposed to be found

  12. 11. • Small pox • Measles • Influenza • natural defenses

  13. 12. • Diseases • Spanish conquistadors

  14. 13. • Recorded details about the Mayas • Figures, drawings, symbols

  15. 14. • 1,000 years to discover the Maya civilization • Took an 8 year old 8 hours to read a Mayan tablet – took a scholar 5 years • 1952 Yuri Knorosov some glyphs stood for sounds and not just words

  16. 15. • Rural areas, in Mexico and Guatemala, Belize • Destroy the Maya culture

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