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Warm-Up Tue. 11/6. Create a cause and effect map with 3 societal side effects of settled agriculture. Classical Age 300-900 C.E. Yucatan Peninsula. Pyramids. Use? Social Heirarchy : Nobles artisans/scribes workers/farmers/slaves (POWs). Mayan Architecture at DIA. Tikal.
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Warm-Up Tue. 11/6 Create a cause and effect map with 3 societal side effects of settled agriculture.
Pyramids. Use? Social Heirarchy: Nobles artisans/scribes workers/farmers/slaves (POWs)
Tikal Religious/Ceremonial city-state
Mayan Calendar • 365 days • 18 20-day months • 1 5-day month • Earth’s movement around the sun • 260 days • Religious calendar • Movement of Venus Astronomy, Mathematics, Religion, Concept of “0”
Mayan Epigraphy (inscriptions) Over 1,000 characters Mix of sounds and concepts
Maya Collapse 900 C.E. • Peak of civilization 600 C.E.-900 C.E. • Theories of how it collapsed (probably a combo) • Agricultural failures • Overpopulation • Disease • Constant war for political power • Climate change, drought, soil erosion • Peasant revolt • Foreign invasion