1. 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?
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2. I. Mayan Civilization (1000 BC- 1500 AD)
A. Geography
Located in today’s Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize
in the Yucatan Peninsula
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4. 2. Most of their land was flat and tropical a. good for farming
b. and living conditions
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5. B. Major Accomplishments
2. Human Sacrifices conducted atop the temples
1. Large Pyramids were constructed to worship the Sun god.
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6. 3. Mayas developed a 364 day calendar based upon movements of the sun
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7. 4. A system of picture writing developed that was similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics
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8. A complex math system of math
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15. Mayan Glyphs sky king house child city
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