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The Mysterious Maya

400 BC900 CE (AD)


Southern Mexico & Central America
Maya Civilization:
The Maya civilization existed from 400 BC to about _____________CE (AD).
At its peak, the Maya civilization covered the Yucatan Peninsula and stretched
down to the northern parts of El Salvador and____________________.
This area had natural barriers, such as ____________________and
______________, that helped to protect the Maya civilization for
________________years.
Discovering the Maya:
To find the ruins of ancient Maya cities hidden deep in the rainforest,
archaeologists had to travel on foot.
An Archaeologist: is a scientist that looks for and studies evidence from long ago.
Maya Farming:
Like the____________________, the Maya were expert farmers.
They grew several crops but their main source of food was________________.
They called it Maize.
Because there was plenty of____________________, the Mayan population grew.
Over time, some Mayan farming________________ grew into
great______________.
Maya Cities:
The Maya were master builders.
They did not have metal toolsthey used stone,________________, and wood
tools to build hundreds of magnificent cities.
___________________were centers of religion and learning.
The Maya studied art, mathematics, architecture,__________________, and
music.
Every Maya city had a palace for its_______________, a marketplace, an openair plaza where people could gather, at least one huge pyramid, a
large________________, and one pok-a-tok ball court.
People came to town to shop, to worship, and to watch____________
_______________.
Two of the largest Mayan cities were:
Tikal (tee-KAHL), located in the present-day country
of_____________________. Its population was about 50,000.
Copan (ko-PAHN), located in the present-day country
of____________________.
Mayan Number System:

The Maya invented of the idea of the number ______________.


This invention made the Mayas calendar__________________.

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).

En su apogeo, la civilizacin maya cubri la Pennsula de Yucatn y se estir


hasta la zona norte de El Salvador and____________________.
Esta zona tena barreras naturales, como ____________________and
______________, que ayudaron a proteger la civilizacin maya para
________________years.
El descubrimiento de los mayas:
Para encontrar las ruinas de antiguas ciudades mayas ocultas profundidades de
la selva tropical, los arquelogos tuvieron que viajar a pie.
Un arquelogo: es un cientfico que busca y estudia evidencias de hace mucho
tiempo.
Maya Agricultura:
Al igual que the____________________, los mayas eran expertos agricultores.
Crecieron varios cultivos, pero su principal fuente de alimento
was________________. Lo llamaron maz.
Debido a que no haba un montn of____________________, la poblacin maya
creci.
Con el tiempo, algunos farming________________ Maya se convirti en
great______________.
Las ciudades mayas:
Los mayas fueron los maestros de obra.
No tenan herramientas de metal-que utilizan piedra, ________________, y las
herramientas de madera para construir cientos de magnficas ciudades.
___________________were centros de la religin y el aprendizaje.
El Maya estudi arte, las matemticas, la arquitectura, __________________, y
la msica.
Todas las ciudades mayas tenan un palacio para its_______________, un
mercado, una plaza al aire libre donde la gente pudiera reunirse, al menos una
pirmide enorme, un large________________, y un juego de pelota pok-a-tok.
La gente vino a la ciudad para ir de compras, al culto ya las
watch____________ _______________.
Dos de las ms grandes ciudades mayas fueron los siguientes:
Tikal (tee-KAHL), que se encuentra en el pas of_____________________ actual.
Es poblacin era de aproximadamente 50.000.
Copan (ko-PAHN), que se encuentra en el pas of____________________ actual.
Sistema Nmero Maya:
Los mayas inventaron la idea del nmero ______________.
Esta invencin se hizo calendar__________________ de los mayas.
Calendario Maya:
El calendario maya consiste of_____________ calendarios correspondientes
separadas, la Cuenta Larga, el Tzolkin (_____________________
_____________________) y el Haab (calendario civil).
Los tres calendarios se utilizan simultneamente.
El Haab es un calendario solar ____________ da que se divide en 18 meses de
20 das cada uno y un mes, que est a slo 5 das de duracin.
Calendario Maya Contina:

El Tzolkin- el calendario divina fue para "la distribucin de los das". Es un


calendario _____________day, que se utiliza para determinar el tiempo de los
eventos ceremoniales ___________________and.
La Cuenta Larga es an_____________________________ calendario que fue
utilizado para realizar un seguimiento de los perodos ms largos de tiempo.
La religin maya:
Los mayas adoraban a los dioses de la naturaleza. Algunos de sus dioses eran
los of_____________________ dios, dios of__________________, y el dios
of________.
Ellos crean que sin la ayuda de estos dioses importantes, no habra
________________and todos would___________________.
Para obtener ayuda de los dioses, los mayas ayun, _________________, y
ofreci sacrificios.
La mayora de los sacrificios were__________________ pero en ocasiones lo
hicieron hicieron _________________sacrifices.
Los mayas tenan muchas ceremonias religiosas, realizados por el padre, en la
parte superior de the_________________.
___________________were las personas ms poderosas de la civilizacin maya.
gobierno maya era una teocracia: forma de gobierno eran sacerdotes gobiernan
en el nombre de Dios (s).
Los sacerdotes decidieron cundo plantar _____________ y cuando la gente poda
_____________and a quin. Antes de hacer casi cualquier cosa, haba que pedir
una _________________approval.
La Leyenda de los Espejos:
Los mayas crean que se poda comunicar con un dios mirando en un espejo.
La leyenda dice ... guerreros que iban a la batalla llevaban
_________________on su _____________. La idea era que si un guerrero enemigo
trat de sorprender a un guerrero Maya, un demonio podra llegar desde el
____________________and arrebatar al enemigo.
El hundimiento misteriosa:
Alrededor ____________CE los mayas comenzaron a abandonar sus ciudades y su
poblacin disminuy.
Las razones de estos eventos son todava a___________________.
La desaparicin de la civilizacin maya pudo haber sido causado por
______________ ____________________, enfermedades o guerras.

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