Languages in the Worlds Apart

PART I: Deciphering Mayan Hieroglyphs

Instructions: Eighteen Maya glyphs appear below, and each one corresponds to a word in the word list that appears farther below. Analyze each glyph carefully to see if you can match the words to the glyphs. Each glyph is a combination of elements that represents vowels or consonant-vowel "syllables." Elements are read top to bottom and left to right. The final vowel on the last syllable tends to be silent. Some elements can be turned one way or another. As you decipher elements, pencil them in your documented response using the setup below.

PART II: Bantu Migrations

Instructions: Observe the pictures and diagrams in the following pages. Then answer the follwoing SAQ prompt in your Google Doc. based on the evidence provided.

Identify and explain the consequences of the Bantu Migrations.

DOCUMENT #1: Stone and Iron Ages - Typical Malongo tradition pottery

Profile and vase fragments of fluted edges decorated with collars and swivel impressions. 1 and 2, Malongo (Cameroon); 3, Kogo (Equatorial Guinea); 4 and 5, Okala (Libreville) and 6, Tassi (Loango National Park) in Gabon.

Location of 328 archaeological sites in Atlantic Central Africa for (a) the Late Stone Age, (b) the Neolithic stage, (c) the Early and (d) the Late Iron Ages.

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