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THEY THOUGHT CROSSED EYES WERE ATTRACTIVE THEY ALSO WORKED HARD TO GET A SLOPED FOREHEAD THEY ADMIRED NOSES THAT WERE HIGHBRIDGED AND HOOKED THE MAYA WERE NOT BORN WITH THESE TRAITS AND WORKED HARD TO . How did the Olmec and the Zapotec influence later cultures? . World History . Section 5, Unit 1 pt. 2. The Maya. Objectives. Analyze the geography of the Mesoamerican region occupied by the Maya. . Describe how the Olmec and Zapotec influenced the Maya civilization.. SWBAT discover and analyze the greatest mysteries of the Mayan civilization. Maya Civilization. The Mayan were located in the “hook” of . Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras,. El Salvador, Belize, and parts of Nicaragua. . Bishop . Diego de . Landa. . set . about burning thousands of carved images and killing the population. . Only . three . Mayan . Codices examples of . Maya . writing, . have . survived . http://anthguatemala.blogspot.com/2011/05/reading-ancestors.html. By . Aingaran,Sam,Joesph,Luke,George. ,. Mason and Arian. Maya Gods!. The ancient Maya had over 150 gods. They have 5 extremely important gods. Here are the top 5 gods:. Itzamn. because he is the lord of heaven.. What does Mesoamerica mean?. Meso. . = middle. America = North and South America. STOP AND JOT. What does Mesoamerica mean?. Where is Mesoamerica located?. Mesoamerica is the region that is now Mexico and Central America. . Valenti’s. World History Class. Saddleback Valley, CA. http://bit.ly/1qPNkMk. Thanks Mrs. . Valenti. !. Maya Achievements. Main Idea 3:. The Maya made achievements in . art, science, math, and writing.. Mayan Glyphs. Mayan writing looks like a set of pictures. Each picture is called a glyph.. For . many years the ancient . Mayan glyphs . were a mystery to the world and could not be read by anyone. Not even modern Maya people.. By: . D. a. p. h. n. e. ,. . A. r. i. e. l. , . S. h. e. r. l. i. n. , . C. a. r. l. o. s. . The Government of ancient Maya By: Daphne Steinreich . Webpages.uidaho states . “. They lived in independent city-. WARM UP. The Mayan People. Stella, Joey G., Kai, Drew, James P., Josiah, Gabe, Kris, Adam. The Mayan Civilization. This culture was believed to have developed in the early 1000 B.C.. They lived in what is now present day Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.. Encompassed Land. By: Kaho Umehara. . . . The Mayan civilization was in current day Honduras and Nicaragua in central america. it was spread out, and some cities were near walter.. Mayan extended throughout the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, Tabasco, And Yucatan peninsula.. February 23, 2007. Geography. Eastern third(3. rd. ) of Mesoamerica (. Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador);. Yucatan Peninsula. Topography: . volcanic mountains-comprised highlands in south to lowlands (porous limestone shelf) in central and northern regions . Class system. The . ruling . class. The . nobility. . Peasants. . Slaves. TASK: . Create a “Pyramid of Power. ” in your packet using . the information provided above . and. . your . textbook. . If you have a quick look at the history books, you'll find large sections devoted to Ancient Greece, The Egyptians, The Romans etc. At least, those are the periods most often taught in Western schools. But little is known about the pre-Columbus Maya peoples. And no, Mel Gibson's 2006 film 'Apocalypto' doesn't count as an accurate source of Mayan information. http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/2003_1/. WHAT IS THIS?. WHY WAS IT MADE?. WHAT WAS IT MADE FOR?. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS HAPPENING?. WHO ARE SOME THE CHARACTERS?. http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/2003_1/#.