Valentis World History Class Saddleback Valley CA httpbitly1qPNkMk Thanks Mrs Valenti Maya Achievements Main Idea 3 The Maya made achievements in art science math and writing ID: 531890
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Borrowed from Mrs.
Valenti’s
World History Class
Saddleback Valley, CA
http://bit.ly/1qPNkMk
Thanks Mrs.
Valenti
!Slide2
Maya Achievements
Main Idea 3:
The Maya made achievements in
art, science, math, and writing.Slide3
Maya Achievements
Art
Some of the best known Maya art is their sculptures and their jade and gold jewelry.Slide4
Maya Achievements
A lot of the Mayan art was made for decorating the tombs of rulers
This Mosaic mask, which was made of jade, was found over the face of the famous Mayan ruler King Pacal Slide5
Mayans also painted on their pottery, like this cup.Slide6
Maya AchievementsSlide7
Maya AchievementsSlide8
Maya Achievements
Architecture
The Maya built cities without using metal tools.Slide9
Maya AchievementsSlide10
Maya Achievements
Notable constructions of the Maya include…
Ceremonial platforms
Palaces
Pyramids and templesObservatories
Ball courtsSlide11
Tulum PalaceSlide12
Tourists walk past a Mayan temple in the Tikal National Park Slide13Slide14
Palenque TempleSlide15
ObservatorySlide16
Ball CourtSlide17
Maya Achievements
Science and Math
The Maya built
observatories
for priests to study the stars.Slide18
Maya astronomers figured out that a year is about 365 days long.
They also learned about the cycles of the moon and how to predict eclipses.
Mayan AchievementsSlide19
Maya Achievements
Science and Math
The Mayans developed
religious and agricultural calendars.
The Maya calendar was more accurate than the calendar used in Europe at that time.
Notice in the picture that there are two types of calendarsSlide20
Maya Achievements
Science and Math
The Mayans created a
number system
to go with their calendars.
The Maya were among the first humans with a symbol for zero.Slide21
Maya Achievements
Writing and Oral Traditions
They developed a writing system similar to hieroglyphics and wrote in bark-paper books.Slide22
Mayan Achievements
Their hieroglyphs were used by priest-kings to write record books, each of which was known as a codex
The codices were often about religious ceremonies, astronomy, and the Mayan calendarSlide23
The codices were also used record important dates and events in the lives of the rulersSlide24
Maya Achievements
Writing and Oral Traditions
Maya stories were passed down orally. After the Spanish arrived, the Maya stories were recorded in book known as the Popol Vuh.Slide25Slide26Slide27
Inca Contributions to CultureSlide28
Inca Contributions to CultureSlide29
Inca Contributions to CultureSlide30