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Module 13 Lesson 5
Maya Kings and Cities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the historical time period of The Maya civilization? | The Maya civilization lived between 250 and 950 A.D. |
| What kind of government did the cities in Mayan have? | The cities were independent and ruled by a god-king They have a Theocracy and believed the god-king was the leader of both the government and religion. |
| What did Maya develop that was more advanced than others in ancient Americas? | Maya writing system was made up of around 800 symbols, or glyphs and they used it to record important historical events. |
| What are four things the Mayans did in their religion? | The mayans would sometimes cut themselves to offer their blood to the gods in sacrifice, they sometimes killed enemies and sacrificed them, and their religion led to the creation of mathematics, calendar, and astronomy. |
| What were three main reasons for the decline of the Mayan? | The intensiveness of farming and wars being lost lead to... overpopulation, overuse of natural resources, and the Mayans loosing faith in their religion and leader; god-king. |
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