Nat Geo Chp 8 Sect 2.1-2.5

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Select the areas of the Maya civilization.

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Select the Mayan crops:

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The development of Maya cities produced a class system with four main classes. Match the class with its position on the pyramid above.

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Match the class with their jobs.

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Most of the slaves were ___ _ _____ and were often killed when their masters died.

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How did farmers ensure successful farming?

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In addition to doing their own work, sometimes farmers had to tend the king’s fields and build ___ _ _____ in his cities.

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To please the gods, the Maya made frequent offerings of . . .

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The Maya believed that _____ nourished the gods.

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The _____ god often appeared as a handsome young man with hair made of maize silk. He represented the cycle of life (birth, death, rebirth) as well as the cycle of maize (planting, harvesting, replanting).

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One of the earliest of these cities was _ ___, which has been called the “cradle of the Maya civilization.”

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Although each was an independent city-state ruled by a king, _____ linked the city-states.

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Merchants often paid for salt and jade jewelry with _ _.

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What might you visit in an ancient Mayan city?

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Why did the players wear heavy padding?

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Players were not allowed to touch the ball with their _____.

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How long did a game often last?

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What happened to the captain of the losing Maya team?

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What game do we play today that evolved from this Mesoamerican game? (This is an inference - the answer is not in the book)

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Artists carved stone slabs called _____ to honor their kings.

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When _____ conquerors arrived in the 1500s, only weakened city-states had been left behind.

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What is this a picture of?

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_____ represent days and months.

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Match the Mayan numbers with today's numbers

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What important advances in mathematics, astronomy, and writing did the Maya achieve?

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Mayan scribes recorded their people’s history in a folded book made of tree-bark paper called a _____.

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The most famous Mayan book is called the _ _, which recounts the Maya creation story.

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This page from a Maya _____ contains painted figures, numbers, and astronomical tables.

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According to this passage, how did the Maya gods form Earth?

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In this excerpt, what was the world like before God brought light to the earth?

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In this myth, what elements formed heaven?

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Select the areas of the Maya civilization.

Select the Mayan crops:

The development of Maya cities produced a class system with four main classes. Match the class with its position on the pyramid above.

Match the class with their jobs.

Most of the slaves were _____ ___ _____ and were often killed when their masters died.

How did farmers ensure successful farming?

In addition to doing their own work, sometimes farmers had to tend the king’s fields and build _____ ___ _____ in his cities.

To please the gods, the Maya made frequent offerings of . . .

The Maya believed that _____ nourished the gods.

The _____ god often appeared as a handsome young man with hair made of maize silk. He represented the cycle of life (birth, death, rebirth) as well as the cycle of maize (planting, harvesting, replanting).

One of the earliest of these cities was ___ _____, which has been called the “cradle of the Maya civilization.”

Although each was an independent city-state ruled by a king, _____ linked the city-states.

Merchants often paid for salt and jade jewelry with _____ _____.

What might you visit in an ancient Mayan city?

Why did the players wear heavy padding?

Players were not allowed to touch the ball with their _____.

How long did a game often last?

What happened to the captain of the losing Maya team?

What game do we play today that evolved from this Mesoamerican game? (This is an inference - the answer is not in the book)

Artists carved stone slabs called _____ to honor their kings.

When _____ conquerors arrived in the 1500s, only weakened city-states had been left behind.

What is this a picture of?

_____ represent days and months.

Match the Mayan numbers with today's numbers

What important advances in mathematics, astronomy, and writing did the Maya achieve?

Mayan scribes recorded their people’s history in a folded book made of tree-bark paper called a _____.

The most famous Mayan book is called the _____ _____, which recounts the Maya creation story.

This page from a Maya _____ contains painted figures, numbers, and astronomical tables.

According to this passage, how did the Maya gods form Earth?

In this excerpt, what was the world like before God brought light to the earth?

In this myth, what elements formed heaven?

In this myth, what elements formed the earth?

Most of the slaves were ___ _ _____ and were often killed when their masters died.

In addition to doing their own work, sometimes farmers had to tend the king’s fields and build ___ _ _____ in his cities.

One of the earliest of these cities was _ ___, which has been called the “cradle of the Maya civilization.”

Merchants often paid for salt and jade jewelry with _ _.

The most famous Mayan book is called the _ _, which recounts the Maya creation story.