Presentation Transcript
Maya: Maya Sarah Kuczmarski
Technology: Technology
Complex Writing: Complex Writing
Astrological Systems: Astrological Systems
Sculpture: Sculpture
Agriculture: Agriculture
Construction: Construction
Religion: Religion
What did the Mayans believe in?: What did the Mayans believe in?
How did the Mayans worship?: How did the Mayans worship?
How/What did they sacrifice: How/What did they sacrifice
Why did they sacrifice?: Why did they sacrifice?
Military : Military
How did the Mayans fight?: How did the Mayans fight?
Who fought?: Who fought?
What did they use in battle?: What did they use in battle?
Writing: Writing
What did they write about?: What did they write about?
Where did they write?: Where did they write?
What kind of writing did they use?: What kind of writing did they use?
Who Wrote?: Who Wrote?
Economics: Economics
TRADE: TRADE
Who did the Mayans trade with?: Who did the Mayans trade with?
Why did the Mayans trade?: Why did the Mayans trade?
What did the Mayans trade?: What did the Mayans trade?
AGRICULTURE : AGRICULTURE
What was grown?: What was grown?
HUNTING AND GATHERING: HUNTING AND GATHERING
Who hunted and gathered?: Who hunted and gathered?
What did they hunt?: What did they hunt?
What did they gather?: What did they gather?
Why did the Mayans stop hunting/gathering?: Why did the Mayans stop hunting/gathering?
Government/Law: Government/Law
GOVERNMENT: GOVERNMENT
Who governed?: Who governed? Hereditary Absolute Monarch
Hereditary High Priest
Provincial Governors
What were they Mayan social classes?: What were they Mayan social classes? Highest = Ruler
Nobles
Middle Class
Lowest = Criminals / Slaves
LAW: LAW
Law taken very seriously: Law taken very seriously Taxes paid to tax collector
Cases tried in court
Crimes punished by death
Architecture : Architecture
TEMPLES: TEMPLES
What were they made of?: What were they made of?
What were they like?: What were they like?
PALACES: PALACES
What were they like?: What were they like?
What were they made of?: What were they made of?
HOUSES: HOUSES
What were they like?: What were they like?
What were they made of?: What were they made of?
Art: Art
What materials did they use to create art?: What materials did they use to create art? Paper
Clay
Metal
Terra Cotta
Molds
Why did the Mayans create art?: Why did the Mayans create art? To memorialize kings in history
To tell the history of powerful men and women
What did they Mayans wear?: What did they Mayans wear? Colorful Textiles