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Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica. What is Mesoamerica? Middle America Piece that connects North and South America. Maya & Aztec. http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dconrad/dcmayatrade.html. I. Maya 900 BC -AD900. Mayan Area of Influence. A. Location: (Today: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, & El Salvador).

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Mesoamerica

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  1. Mesoamerica • What is Mesoamerica? • Middle America • Piece that connects North and South America. • Maya & Aztec

  2. http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dconrad/dcmayatrade.htmlhttp://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dconrad/dcmayatrade.html I. Maya 900 BC -AD900

  3. Mayan Area of Influence

  4. A. Location: (Today: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, & El Salvador)

  5. A. Location: (Today: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, & El Salvador) • http://www.andalemexico.com/es/ecotourism.htm (Calak Mul) 1. Yucatan Peninsula 2. Mexican and Central American Rainforest 3. Dry Scrub forest http://pas.byu.edu/AgHrt100/rainforest.htm (Guatmelan portion of the lower Yucatan)

  6. A. Location: (Today: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, & El Salvador) • Carcol (probably an observatory) • http://users.snowcrest.net/goehring/maya/chichen.htm 4. City: Chichen Itza Ball Court http://users.snowcrest.net/goehring/maya/chiball.htm

  7. B. Government: Group of city-states ruled by a king (Connected by culture, politics, trade not gov’t) • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/world.html

  8. C. Economy: Agriculture and Trade Jade http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/elsalvad/sect7.htm Feathers http://www.boxess.com/parrotf.htm Honey http://www.kohala.net/bees/JPEGS/beew-4.html Flint Maize (corn) Chile http://www.halfmoon.org/chile.html http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/elsalvad/0000006f.htm http://webclipart.miningco.com/

  9. D. Religion: polytheistic religion 1. Three Levels: Sky, Earth, Underworld 2. Chac – Rain god Chac Yumil Kaxob http://www.crystalinks.com/mayangods.html Chac mul http://www.anthroarcheart.org/tblu99.htm

  10. D. Religion: polytheistic religion 3. Inc: human sacrifices & bloodletting 4. Step pyramids Castillo http://facultysenate.villanova.edu/maya/pic473.htm http://facultysenate.villanova.edu/maya/pic413.htm

  11. E. Achievements 1. number system based on 20 (5,1,0, written vertically) http://www.mayacalendar.com/f-components.html

  12. E. Achievements 2. 260 (sacred) & 365 (reg) day calendars http://www.seapyramid.net/pictures/images-pic2/calender.jpg

  13. E. Achievements 3. Developed a writing system (glyphs) Www.halfmoon.org

  14. E. Achievements 4. Books made of folded wood = Codex -For historical records http://www.tornadohills.com/strange/maya_codex.htm

  15. E. Achievements 5. Building: pyramids Tikal http://www.talkabouttheworld.com/mundo_maya/tikal01.jpg

  16. F. Collapse: Unknown began circa 900 AD 1. Warfare 2. Overpopulation 3. Over-farming 4. Food shortages 5. Famine 6. Disease 7. Invasion Stela-- Warrior on Earth Monster http://facultysenate.villanova.edu/maya/pic462.htm

  17. Great Pyramid of Chac in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsulahttp://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0204/feature3/zoom1.html

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