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Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? Do Now: Based on this

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? Do Now: Based on this image what could you say about the civilization that built this? HW: If a Mayan were to come back to Latin America today what would they find different today. Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

I. Mayan Civilization (1000 BC- 1500 AD) A. Geography Located in today’s Mexico, at

I. Mayan Civilization (1000 BC- 1500 AD) A. Geography Located in today’s Mexico, at the Yucatan Peninsula Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

2. Most of their land was flat and tropical a. good for farming b.

2. Most of their land was flat and tropical a. good for farming b. and living conditions Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

B. Major Accomplishments 1. Large Pyramids were constructed to worship the Sun god. 2.

B. Major Accomplishments 1. Large Pyramids were constructed to worship the Sun god. 2. Human Sacrifices conducted atop the temples Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

3. Mayas developed a 364 day calendar based upon movements of the sun Aim:

3. Mayas developed a 364 day calendar based upon movements of the sun Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

4. A system of picture writing developed that was similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics Aim:

4. A system of picture writing developed that was similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Answer #s 1 -5 below. Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Answer #s 1 -5 below. Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

The Mayans 300 -900 AD I. Geography 1. Mexico A. Yucatan Peninsula Tenochtitlan 2.

The Mayans 300 -900 AD I. Geography 1. Mexico A. Yucatan Peninsula Tenochtitlan 2. Good for farming – tropical & flat. II. Accomplishments 1. Religion A. The Sun God B. Temples pyramid-like buildings. C. Human sacrifice. 2. Astronomy A. Built observatories. B. Calendar based on movements of the sun. 3. Hieroglyphs – systemofof writing. Aim: What were the achievements thepicture Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Mayan Glyphs sky king house child Mayan Mathematics Aim: What were the achievements of

Mayan Glyphs sky king house child Mayan Mathematics Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization? city

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?

Aim: What were the achievements of the Mayan Civilization?