MAYA STUDY GUIDE

In this unit on the magnificent Maya, we explored the following topics:

• The geography of the Mayan civilization including location, physical features, and climate

• The timeline with a focus on the Classic Period (around 300 - 900 A.D. or C.E.)

• The social class structure from rulers [halach uinic] to peasant and slaves

• City-states including Tikal in Guatemala and Chichen Itza on Mexico's northern Yucatan Peninsula

• Religion (including Mayan gods, offerings and sacrifices, and Pok-Ta-Pok)

• Agricultural techniques (such as terrace farming, raised platforms, and slash-and-burn farming) and environmental challenges

• Achievements including mathematics, writing [glyphs], and the Sacred Round [calendar]

• Theories of decline at the end of the Classic Period

To prepare for your Maya Test, you should re-visit and review the following documents and activities:

• Geo Challenge (Activity Book or click the link for the Answer Key)

• Maya Video Activity (Activity Book or click the link for the Answer Key)

• Tricky Timelines (Activity Book or click the link)

• Mayan Social Structure - Class Descriptions and/or Social Structure Pyramid (Activity Book or click the links)

• Mayan Religion Reading and Worksheet (Activity Book or click the link)

• People of the Corn Presentation and Notes (click the link for presentation, Activity Book for notes)

• Readings from the various Achievement Stations [math, glyphs, calendar in Activity Book]

• Theories of Decline - Cause and Effect graphic organizer (click the link for the Answer Key)

• BrainPOP video - Maya Civilization

• Socrative Weekly Wash-ups

• Maya Quizlet (see below)