7 th Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Maya Life and Society

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes: Terms observatoriesPopol Vuh

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Roles in Maya Society Heading 1 Maya complex society; Upper class: priests, warriors, traders; parents determine your life choices; Kings: most influence than upper class than lower class; Priests: highly educated, held religious festivals; warriors: fighting, merchants: trading.

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Roles in Maya Society Heading 1 continued Royal family/ priests/ warriors/ traders: controlled politics, economy, religion; lived outside city; women: domestic skills; lower class: most Mayans, slaves lowest; men: hunted, farmed; served upper class (gave crops, labor, etc).

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Roles in Maya Society Heading 1 Performance Task: Please turn to your partner and give an example for each of the 5 levels of Mayan society.

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Religion Heading 2 Maya worshipped many gods; Gods could “hurt” or “help”; believed they needed blood; kings “spoke” w/ gods; everyone gave blood (i.e. piercing), part of weddings, etc.; important festivals/rituals needed more blood = human sacrifice.

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Religion Heading 2 Question: What was the reason why the Mayan would sacrifice humans? 1. They got tired of sacrificing animals. 2. They got the idea from the Aztecs. 3. Important festivals/rituals needed more blood.

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Achievements Heading 3 did not use metal tools/wheels; Mayan achievements: art, architecture, math, science, writing; architecture: huge stone buildings; art: stone carvings, jewelry, etc.; science: astronomical calendar, observatories; math: number system, number “0”; writing: writing system, on bark + stone carvings, wrote Popol Vuh.

Chapter 14-3 Cornell Notes Achievements Heading 3 1. They wrote the Popol Vuh. Question: What was a major Mayan achievement in writing? 2. They wrote a number system that included “0”. 3. They enjoyed romantic literature.