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Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? Do Now: Based on this image what could you say about the civilization that built this? HW: If a Mayan were to come back to Latin America today what would they find different today.

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? I. Mayan Civilization (1000 BC AD) A. Geography Located in today’s Mexico, at the Yucatan Peninsula

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? 2. Most of their land was flat and tropical a. good for farming b. and living conditions

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? B. Major Accomplishments 1. Large Pyramids were constructed to worship the Sun god. 2. Human Sacrifices conducted atop the temples

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? 3. Mayas developed a 364 day calendar based upon movements of the sun

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? 4. A system of picture writing developed that was similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Answer #s 1-5 below.

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? The Mayans AD I.Geography 1.Mexico A.Yucatan Peninsula  Tenochtitlan 2.Good for farming – tropical & flat. II.Accomplishments 1.Religion A.The Sun God B.Temples  pyramid-like buildings. C.Human sacrifice. 2.Astronomy A.Built observatories. B.Calendar based on movements of the sun. 3.Hieroglyphs – system of picture writing.

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Mayan Glyphs Mayan Mathematics sky king house child city sky king house child city

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?