PPT-Mayan City-States

LeighAnn Calotes amp Smrithi Chidambaram Location amp Time Location Mesoamerica Included Guatemala Southern Mexico Northern Belize and the Western Honduras Time 2600 BCE1300 CE . Cycles of creation and destruction. Jimson weed. Vase of 7 gods (Guatemala) depicts important creation gods. According to inscriptions the gods are setting the stage for creation. “The sky is blackness” because the sky had not yet been raised above the primordial sea.. Amit Velingkar, Sean Boon, Julie Strauss, Matt Masson, Matthew Roche. Microsoft Corporation. DBI207. About the Power Hour. Demos. You will not learn anything useful*. Let’s have fun. * We are not responsible for any accidental learning. 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. 7.7. 1) Study the locations, land forms, and climates of Mexico, Central America, and South America and their effects on Mayan, Aztec, and Incan economies, trade, and development of urban societies. . Ministries. Improving lives in Mexico’s Yucat. án peninsula. A partnership of Mexican & American Christians to build the body of Christ. Faith with Action = . Acci. ó. n. Ministries. Homes for education. By: Ike . Alexanian. Mayan Sacrifices. It was an honor to be sacrificed if you were a Mayan. . It was a part of their religion.. Mayan Sacrifice. The human sacrifices were not very common. . They would sacrifice animals or their prisoners. . Olmec. people living in lowlands of South- central Mexico. At height during Pre-Classic period, 1200 to 400 BCE. “Mother-Culture” of other Mesoamerican Civilizations. first thought they were west Africans, now though they came from China across Bering Strait. masks for a variety of reasons and occasions. . These . included:. - to decorate . the faces of the dead. - to . be worn at important events. - to . be worn during battle. Mayan masks. T. he . importance of the masks dictated how intricate the designs . 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.. mask?. Mayan Masks. Mayan masks had a wide variety of uses, and the importance of the masks dictated how intricate the designs on various masks were. The most sacred Mayan masks featured complex and delicate mosaics made out of jade. 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. Coba Tour Page 2 of 3 walking past the countless unexcavated ruins covered with tropical vegetation will leave you marveling at the size of this ancient Mayan treasure. For many people, the pinnacle Landscape-. South- pine forests covered the highlands. North and central regions were rainforests, grasslands, and swamps known as lowlands. Thick jungle covered parts of the low lands and this is where Mayan civilization reached its highest development.