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Ancient Maya Civilization

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Where was the Maya Civilization located?

Yucatan Peninsula

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The Maya worshipped many what?

Gods

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There was no central government. True or False

True - one noble family ruled each city state.

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Name the three major Mayan cities

Copan, Tikal, and Chichen Itza

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Each city-state had its own

King

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The Maya created a writing system made up symbols or

Glyphs

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The Mayans were the first civilization to come up with a symbol to represent the number

zero

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Their number system was a base

20 system

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In the mountains, they used this type of farming

Step

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In the forest, they used this technique so they had a flat surface to plant crops

Slash and Burn

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The most powerful men in the Maya Empire were the

priests

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They used the night sky to create a

calendar

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In the Maya empire, you were born into your

Social Status

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The Maya used these symbols in fan-like books about gods called

Codex

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Stone columns called _____ traced the mayan history of family and war

Stelae

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These buildings were located in the center of the cities.

Step pyramids

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