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Mayan Calendar:
The Mayan Calendar consists of_____________ separate corresponding
calendars, the Long Count, the Tzolkin (_____________________
_____________________) and the Haab (civil calendar).
The three calendars are used simultaneously.
The Haab is a ____________ day solar calendar which is divided into 18 months
of 20 days each and one month which is only 5 days long.
Mayan Calendar Continued:
The Tzolkin- the divine calendar was for the distribution of the days. It is a
_____________day calendar, used to determine the time of ___________________and
ceremonial events.
The Long Count is an_____________________________ calendar which was
used to track longer periods of time.
Mayan Religion:
The Maya worshipped the gods of nature. Some of their gods were the god
of_____________________, god of__________________, and the god of________.
They believed that without the help of these important gods, there would be no
________________and everyone would___________________.
To get help from the gods, the Maya fasted,_________________, and offered
sacrifices.
Most sacrifices were__________________ but occasionally they did made
_________________sacrifices.
The Maya had many religious ceremonies, performed by priest, on top of
the_________________.
___________________were the most powerful people in the Maya civilization.
Mayan government was a Theocracy: form of government were priests rule in the
name of God(s).
The priests decided when to plant _____________ and when people could
_____________and to whom. Before doing pretty much anything, one had to ask for a
_________________approval.
The Legend of Mirrors:
The Maya believed that one could communicate with a god by looking into a mirror.
Legend sayswarriors going into battle wore _________________on their _____________. The
idea was that if an enemy warrior tried to sneak up on a Maya warrior, a demon might reach out
from the ____________________and snatch the enemy.
Mysterious Downfall:
Around ____________CE the Maya began to abandon their cities and their
population declined.
The reasons for these events are still a___________________.
The demise of the Maya Civilization may have been caused by ______________
____________________, disease, or wars.
La misteriosa Maya
400 AC-900 CE (AD)
El sur de Mxico y Amrica Central
La civilizacin maya:
La civilizacin maya existi desde 400 aC hasta el _____________CE (AD).