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Map of Mayan Area The Mayan Civilization People  Average height was 5’ 1”  Triangular shaped heads  Piercings – ears, septum of nose, and nose 

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2 Map of Mayan Area

3 The Mayan Civilization

4 People  Average height was 5’ 1”  Triangular shaped heads  Piercings – ears, septum of nose, and nose  Tattoos – colors  crossed eyes  Teeth – women filed teeth to points

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7 Intellectuals of the New World 1. Created a complex calendar 2. Recorded history with a glyph writing 3. Built buildings with unique architecture 4. Understood the mathematical concept of zero

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13 8000's 400's 20's + = 1's 9449 + 10425 = 19874

14 The Game  Called Pok-a-tok  There were 7 ball courts found in Chichen Itza  The losers or winners were sometimes sacrificed to the gods

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17 Ceremonies and Sacrifices  There were many gods and ceremonies to keep them happy. (rain, corn, death, day)  Kukulkan – the feathered serpent god  People were thrown in cenotes and expected to talk to the gods and prophecy about rain.  Blood sacrifices

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25  sube  baja  golpea  se divierte  nos divertimos  después  ve  el pájaro  un lago hondo  la cabeza  el brazo  la mano  el pecho  el pie  la pierna

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32  la cara  el pelo  el ojo  la nariz  la boca  la oreja  limpio  sucio


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