Mayas Worksheet Maya Magazines

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

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

3. Straight Black Hair High Cheekbones Oriental Eyes Elongated Skulls

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

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

6. Hieroglyphs Many aspects of their life

7. Long court Accurate calendar

8. (0) – shell (1) – dot (5) – bar

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

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

11. Small pox Measles Influenza natural defenses

12. Diseases Spanish conquistadors

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

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

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