1. Maya Civilization Mrs. Allred 5 th Grade

2. Copán

4. Maya Civilization lived on the Yucatán Peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico and in the modern-day countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize. The Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico and in the modern-day countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize. The Maya controlled a large group of city- states. The Maya controlled a large group of city- states. –City-states: a city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government. Maya civilization was at its strongest from about A.D. 200 to 900. Maya civilization was at its strongest from about A.D. 200 to 900.

5. Archaeologists Found that… The Maya had an advanced civilization The Maya had an advanced civilization The Maya understood architecture because they built pyramids and temples. The Maya understood architecture because they built pyramids and temples. The Maya expressed themselves in hieroglyphs. The Maya expressed themselves in hieroglyphs. –Hieroglyphs: a picture or symbol representing an idea, an object, a syllable, or a sound They engaged in at least one kind of organized game They engaged in at least one kind of organized game –Pok-ta-pok

6. Popol Vuh The Popol Vuh is a sacred book to the Maya people. The Popol Vuh is a sacred book to the Maya people. It tells that the gods purposely clouded human understanding. It tells that the gods purposely clouded human understanding. It explains that a human’s view of the world is unclear, “like breath on a mirror” It explains that a human’s view of the world is unclear, “like breath on a mirror” –The gods limited people’s sight and power. They know and see everything, but people don’t

7. Pok-ta-pok This was a ballgame, similar to basketball. This was a ballgame, similar to basketball. Players had to drive a heavy ball through a stone ring, but they couldn’t use their hands or feet. Players had to drive a heavy ball through a stone ring, but they couldn’t use their hands or feet. –The animated movie,The Road to El Dorado has a game in it that looks like pok-ta-pok.

8. Copán

9. Tikal in Guatemala

10. Mayan Hieroglyphs

11. Chichén Itzá