EAL Nexus Resource The Mayans Mayan farming Subject: Age groups: History Age groups: 8-11 Topic: A Non-European society that provides contrasts with British history © Bell Educational Trust 2016 EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials https://eal.britishcouncil.org/ This resource was originally developed by L Webster and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.
Mayan farmers grew chilli peppers, avocados, pumpkins and maize Mayan farmers grew chilli peppers, avocados, pumpkins and maize. The farming was done by men and boys.
They also grew cotton.
They used slash and burn farming.
They burned the fields after the crops were harvested They burned the fields after the crops were harvested. The ashes made the soil richer.
They created irrigation systems to bring water to their crops.
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