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| A long period of time with little or no rainfall |
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| Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc |
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| a very old book that was written by hand |
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| a symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound |
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| the term for the region from Central Mexico to northern Central America |
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| the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation. |
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| a small group of highly advantaged people |
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| an agreement between people or states to cooperate to achieve a common goal |
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| an area that is strongly controlled or affected by a ruler or government |
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| flat land and rainforest can be found in what regions of Mesoamerica? |
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| did highlands or lowlands support farming? |
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| why did the Mayas use slash-and-burn farming methods? |
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| they needed to clear the thick rainforest and fertilize the thin soil |
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| what helped to make highland soil fertile? |
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| the Maya calendar showed that the Mayas were skilled in |
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| Why was the Maya civilization forgotten for hundreds of years? |
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| the rainforest grew over the cities and blocked them from view |
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| What were the classes of Maya Society? What jobs did they have? |
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King Nobels- ran government middle class-skilled craftsmen, soldiers, scribes, artists farmers |
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| How was the Maya civilization discovered again? |
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| Stevens and Catherwood in the 1800's heared rumors about cities in the jungle and found them |
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| The "Long Count" helped the Mayas |
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| measure the passage of time |
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| What was a major sucess of Maya math |
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| the development of the concept of zero |
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| why was the Maya number system so important to the achievement of the Maya civilization? |
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helped in trade helped in astronomy calendar helped with planting |
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| Extended families shared a group of simple houses |
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| How did Mayas observe the stars? |
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| They had simple telescopes |
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| What did Mayas believe made their Gods happy? |
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| Human Sacrifice, (human blood) |
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material remains such as pottery, buildings, and stelae |
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| the most valid source of information about everyday life in ancient Maya society |
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| Maya games were religious acts sometimes ending in ______________ |
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| Why was it difficult for the Mayas to build their stone pyramids |
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| they had no work animals or wheeled carts |
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| Most Maya hieroglyphs still here today can be seen |
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| if a king's ball players lost a game the people believed that |
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| the king was out of favor with the gods |
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| what are 2 causes of the collapse of the Maya civilization |
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| Explain how Maya cities were rulled |
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| Each city was a seperate with its own ruler and army |
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Who was the only social group allowed to have homes inside the city |
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| what were the largest buildings in Maya cities |
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| who probably learned to use the Maya's system of writing |
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| how were the Maya government and religion linked in the Clasical period |
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| the Mayas believed the king was descended from the Gods |
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| during the pre-classical period, Maya civilization mainly featured |
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| farming villages rulled by chiefs |
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