1. Mayas Worksheet Maya Magazines

2. 1. Mexico, Guatemala, Central and South America 800 AD

3. 2. 7,000 Caves, Rock Shelters, Open Camps

4. 3. Straight Black Hair High Cheekbones Oriental Eyes Elongated Skulls

5. 4. Rich and Poor Crafts people, farmers, religious people, political leaders

6. 5. Pok-to-Tok Clothing, glory, gifts from the losing team

7. 6. Hieroglyphs Many aspects of their life

8. 7. Long court Accurate calendar

9. 8. (0) – shell (1) – dot (5) – bar

10. 9. Crop rotation Used canals and waterways to water crops Planted new seeds to grow crops

11. 10. A place where great riches were supposed to be found

12. 11. Small pox Measles Influenza natural defenses

13. 12. Diseases Spanish conquistadors

14. 13. Recorded details about the Mayas Figures, drawings, symbols

15. 14. 1,000 years to discover the Maya civilization Took an 8 year old 8 hours to read a Mayan tablet – took a scholar 5 years 1952 Yuri Knorosov some glyphs stood for sounds and not just words

16. 15. Rural areas, in Mexico and Guatemala, Belize Destroy the Maya culture