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1-1001 - 100

What did the Maya believe

would make the gods happy?

1-100A1 - 100

Human sacrifices

1-200

What did the halach uinic

serve as?

1-200A1 - 100

High priest during

religious ceremonies

1-300

What were the 3 religious

sacrifices?

1-300A1 - 100

1. Cut heart out

2. Tie to pole and shoot arrows at heart

3. Throw down well

1-400

How many layers were

above and below the earth?

1-400A1 - 100

13 above and 9 below

1-500

How many gods did the Maya

worship

1-500A1 - 100

Many

2-1001 - 100

Who were the rulers of the city

states?

2-100A1 - 100

Halach uinic

2-200

The halach uinic’s were

rulers for how long?

2-200A1 - 100

For life

2-300

When the halach uinic died who

became the next ruler?

2-300A1 - 100

His son, brother if no son, or a

family member chosen by the

council

2-400

What was the Mayan Empire divided into?

2-400A1 - 100

City-states

2-500

What did a typical Mayan city look like?

2-500A1 - 100

The priests in the center with the

upper/middle class outside the city center

and the peasants on the edges of the city.

3-1001 - 100

Who were the slaves?

3-100A1 - 100

Soldiers captured in

battles

3-200

How were goods moved from

place to place?

3-200A1 - 100

Human caravans

made up of slaves

3-300

What did the caravans travel

on?

3-300A1 - 100

Small pathways that criss-crossed

the land

3-400

What religious ceremonies were slaves used for?

3-400A1 - 100

Human sacrifices

3-500

How did slaves carry goods

across water?

3-500A1 - 100

In large canoes

carrying 12 men

4-1001 - 100

What was the largest Mayan

city?

4-100A1 - 100

Tikal

4-200

Who lived in the center of the city

state?

4-200A1 - 100

Rulers and priests

4-300

Who lived just outside the city

center?

4-300A1 - 100

Upper and middle classes

4-400

What did the peasants live in and where did

they live?

4-400A1 - 100

In huts on the edge of the city state

4-500

What buildings are found in the

city’s center?

4-500A1 - 100

Pyramids, temples, open

plazas, palaces, and ball courts

5-1001 - 100

Give 4 characteristics of

the Mayan people.

5-100A1 - 100

Short, straight, dark hair,

tattoos, body painted black,

red, or blue

5-200

Why were boards tied to

infants foreheads?

5-200A1 - 100

They wanted infants to

have crossed eyes and flat

foreheads

5-300

What did the Maya eat?

5-300A1 - 100

They ate mostly fish until they learned to

plant crops

5-400

What are the 3 Mayan eras?

5-400A1 - 100

1. Pre-classic

2. Classic

3. Post-classic

5-500

What is the Great Mayan

Mystery?

5-500A1 - 100

Nobody really knows what happened to

the Maya

6-1001 - 100

Where were the Mayan

civilization located?

6-100A1 - 100

Southern Mexico and

Central America

6-200

The Mayan Empire was

located on what peninsula?

6-200A1 - 100

Yucatan Peninsula

6-300

The Mayan civilizations were located in which

Central American countries?

6-300A1 - 100

Belize, El Salvador, and

Guatemala

6-400

The Mayan Empire

stretched to what sea in the

east?

6-400A1 - 100

Caribbean Sea

6-500

What gulf did the Mayan Empire stretch to in the

west?

6-500A1 - 100

Gulf of Mexico

Name the trading system the Mayas used and 3 things they traded with.

The Barter System they used cacao beans, fruits, vegetables, salt, honey, dried fish, turtle eggs, cotton cloth, animal skins, shells, gold,

emeralds, jade, and other valuable stones