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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? Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

I. Mayan Civilization (1000 BC- 1500 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 2. Human Sacrifices conducted atop the temples 1. Large Pyramids were constructed to worship the Sun god. 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?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Try your skills with some Mayan Mathematics! Answer #s 1-5 below. Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Yucatan Peninsula  Tenochtitlan Good for farming – tropical & flat. The Mayans 300-900 AD Geography Mexico Yucatan Peninsula  Tenochtitlan Good for farming – tropical & flat. Accomplishments Religion The Sun God Temples  pyramid-like buildings. Human sacrifice. Astronomy Built observatories. Calendar based on movements of the sun. Hieroglyphs – system of picture writing. Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Mayan Glyphs Mayan Mathematics sky king house child city Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

The Mayans 300-900 AD Geography Mexico Yucatan Peninsula  Tenochtitlan Good for farming – tropical & flat. Accomplishments Religion The Sun God Temples  pyramid-like buildings. Human sacrifice. Astronomy Built observatories. Calendar based on movements of the sun. Hieroglyphs – system of picture writing.