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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the Maya adapt to and change their environment (3) | cleared wooded areas for farmland; used available resources for building materials; traded to obtain resources not available locally |
| What were the ways in which the early Maya relied on their physical environment (3) | relied land for farming; trees and plants for building; forest animals for food |
| Known as the food of rulers and of the Gods | chocolate |
| When did the Maya Classic age occur and what defined it? | between about AD 250 and 900; spread of Maya civilization to Yucatan Peninsula, growth of great cities, trade and warfare |
| Why did the Mayans built a temple in the city of Palenque | to honor King Pacal. King Pacal had the temple built to record his achievements as a ruler |
| How did the Maya change their environment to improve city life (4) | built large buildings such as temples and palaces; terraced land for farming; paved areas for gatherings; built canals to control water flow |
| How did the Mayans play their ball game. What do you get if you win? lose? | Bounce a heavy, hard rubber ball through a stone ring above the head where players weren't allowed to use their hands or feet; win - awarded jewels and clothing; lose - sometimes killed |
| Why did Maya cities battle each other | to gain power and land |
| Rival city of Tikal | Calakmul. Both cities wanted to control a smaller city that lay between them. |
| According to scholars what contributed to the end of the Maya civilization | Mayan's bloody warfare |
| Four possible causes for the decline of the Classic age in Maya civilization | increased warfare; city growth or population increase which led to decline of soil fertility and food shortage, rebellion against heavy demands of kings, Climate issues or drought |
| When did the Maya civilization decline and what resulted | In the 1900s; the Maya stopped building temples and other structures, left the cities and went to live in the countryside |
| Who made up the Maya upper classes | Rulers or kings, priests, warriors,and merchants |
| Who made up the Maya lower classes | farmers and slaves |
| In what ways did lower-class Maya support upper class Maya (3) | paid their rulers with crops, cloth or other goods; worked on public building projects; served in the army during times of war |
| How might one become slave in Maya society (4) | by being captured in battle; in debt; orphaned; or born to a slave |
| Why was blood significant in Maya religious beliefs and practices | he Maya believed their gods needed blood to avoid disasters or prevent the end of the world |
| How might Maya beliefs have contributed to frequent warfare | Maya beliefs involved human sacrifices, which were often obtained through battle |
| What's impressive with Maya building methods | The Maya built great cities without metal tools or wheeled vehicles |
| What advances did the Maya made in astronomy (5) | built observatories; developed calendars; determined the length of year; cycles of moon and seasons and how to predict eclipses |
| What activities did the Maya calendar regulates | religious events and farming activities |
| What were the two important trade goods or the early Maya | cloth and obsidian |
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