PPT-Ancient Maya Maya Society

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 . 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. . Maya, Aztec, & Inca. Maya - Location. southern Mexico into northern Central American called the Yucatan Peninsula . Maya - Climate. dense, steamy rain forests. Maya – Time Period. 250-900 . a.d. Who were the Mayans?. Who were the Mysterious Mayans?. A long time ago, around 2500 BCE, an ancient tribe of Central American Indians called the . Olmecs. settled in the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America. . Maya: 2000 BC. Maya art is considered by many to be the most sophisticated and beautiful of the ancient New World. Maya Art Depicts:. Gods. Great Rulers. Heroes. Religious Themes. Daily Life. The Maya used natural materials to make their colors. 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-. CHW3M. October 6-7, 2015. Palenque. Tikal. Chichen. Itza. Copan. Map of the Maya World. PBS, Nova: Cracking the Maya Code – Map of the Maya World, . N.d.. , . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mayacode/map-nf.html. 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 . Building a Civilization in the Rain Forest. 2.1 A. Challenges of the Rain Forest . The classic Maya settled in the . Yucatan Peninsula . in modern-day . Guatemala. , Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, SE Mexico. :. . Karol Díaz. . Andrea Ruiz. Milena Márquez. elizabeth. niño. E.N.S. PRESENTADO . A LA LIC. ARACELY MORA GARCIA. 10-1. HISTORIA MAYA. En el 2.000 a.C. los mayas conocieron el cultivo del maíz y se volvieron sedentarios.. 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. 1. List five great Maya cities, and describe the basic city design.Possible answers are Palenque, Cop By looking at the art of the Maya, what The cycle of season, food, the king and his court as leaders, relationship with the gods. 2. of women compared to the roles of women in 3. How do the religiou Numbers and Calendars. October 2012. Graham Atkinson. Overview. Numbers. Calendars. Tzolk’in. Haab. Long Count. Distance numbers. Lords of the night. Lunar series. References. Michael D. Coe and Mark Van Stone, Reading the Maya Glyphs, 2.