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Do indigenous groups disappear?

Do indigenous groups disappear?. photo. Who are the Maya? Where did they go when their civilization fell?. Glyphs, written accounts of Maya history at sites of city-states Dresden, Madrid and Paris Codices to help translate glyphs Popul Vuh - creation history of the Maya, Hero Twins, etc.

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Do indigenous groups disappear?

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  1. Do indigenous groups disappear? photo

  2. Who are the Maya? Where did they go when their civilization fell? • Glyphs, written accounts of Maya history at sites of city-states • Dresden, Madrid and Paris Codices to help translate glyphs • PopulVuh- creation history of the Maya, Hero Twins, etc. • De Landa’s alphabet and written accounts • Oral history

  3. The Hero Twins

  4. Who were the Ancient Maya? • Common Geography • Common arithmetic • Common calendar • Common writing system • Agriculture and food production • Cosmology, Religion and Rituals • Architecture • Independent city-states • Social class and hierarchy • languages • Clothing, adornment and textile production

  5. The Mayan Civilization

  6. When? • Pre Classic Period 2000 BCE – 250 CE • Classic Period 250 CE – 900 CE • Post Classic Period 900 CE – 1500 CE • Where did they go after 1500??

  7. The Conquest of the Maya • The Spaniards’ arrival • Alvarado

  8. Conflicts confronted by the Maya • Decline of civilization • Drought • Warfare- internal and external conflicts • Migration to the Highlands from City-States • Invasion of the Spanish • Disease brought by Europeans • 300 years of Spanish Rule • Guatemalan Civil War • Modern Day- Technology, struggle to fit in

  9. Diego de Landa, the Inquisition

  10. Who are the Maya today? • Who identifies as being Maya today? • Where do they live? • What language(s) do they speak? • What is the Mayas’ social status? • What is the Mayas’ economic, educational, employment status? • What does the future hold for the Maya today? What pressures do the Maya face from society, violence, internal and external forces? • Land confiscation from the Maya • Movement to the cities for work, education

  11. What does the future hold?

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