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Agenda 5.6: The Maya

Agenda 5.6: The Maya. Attendance, Do Now, Guess Who (5 min ) Q & A: Current Event Project (5 min) The Maya ( 25 min) Reminds me of… (10 min) Map Activity (10 min) Exit Ticket (5 min). Objectives .

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Agenda 5.6: The Maya

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  1. Agenda 5.6: The Maya Attendance, Do Now, Guess Who (5 min) Q& A: Current Event Project (5 min) The Maya (25 min) Reminds me of… (10 min) Map Activity (10 min) Exit Ticket (5 min)

  2. Objectives • WWBAT describe the geography of the Mayan Civilization and how this affected their culture. • WWBAT state the cultural and scientific contributions of the Maya Civilization

  3. Do Now • Why did hunter gatherers settle down and stop moving all the time? • What grew when people started to settle down?

  4. Geography of Maya • Southeastern part of Mexico,Guatamala, Belize, and Honduras • Yucatan Peninsula • Thick Tropical Forests

  5. Way of Life • 4000 years ago *(~2000 BCE – what else was going on around this time?) • Grew crops- cleared forests to do so • Small isolated Villages • Used plants and trees to build houses

  6. What happens when people live together, make friends, and eat well? • Population increases! (about 100k) (size of Flagstaff) • Urban Center of Tikal (Guatamala)

  7. Religion • Center of Culture and Government • Temples dedicated to gods

  8. Polytheism • Kukulcan, God of fire • Chac, God of rain >> • Itzamna, Creator

  9. Government • Several City-states connected by • roads (what is the benefit?) • Strong military • Priests were leaders of city-states • Captured people during battles with other civilizations and used them as slaves

  10. Sports • Ball game called pitz – you could only hit it with knees, elbows, or hips. • Court was a giant rectangle 30 meters (~90 feet) long and 10 meters (30 feet) wide.

  11. LANGUAGE AND MATH MATH: Number system based on 20 They were the first people to use zeros • System of writing: Pictographs and Symbols • Phonetic (representing sounds) or could represent objects/words

  12. Calendars • 365.242198 days a year using astronomy • 260 day religious event calendar • About 20 other different calendars for different uses • How were they able to calculate a 365 day year? They were really good at math! • They recorded history using their number system • Grouped years in 400 year cycles, equaling 5,200 years. This calendar ended in 2012, supposed to be the demarcation of a new beginning. • Based on your birthday, you have a day name and a number that determine your character and your energy.

  13. Art & Architecture • Temples aligned with the cardinal directions • Did not have wheels or metal • Painting • Stelae: large stones with Mayan art

  14. Discussion Questions • Why do you think roads were so important? • How do you think the calendar system helped with farming? (use knowledge of Egypt to inform your inference!) • Do you think it is a good idea to have religious leaders in government? Why or why not?

  15. What happened to the Maya?

  16. What happened to the Mayan’s? • Many Mayans disappeared at around year 900 CE because of… • Drought? • War? • Cruel Kings? • Ran out of food?

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