The Mayans Flashcards
(14 cards)
What were some of the debated places the first people came from
Some people say that the first people came from babylon in egypt, the great flood
What was the name of the ruler of a city state
The halach uinic was the ruler of a city state
Who is the ahaw
The ahaw were a race of gods worshipped by the maya
From bottom to top name the political structure of the msyans
Slaves ,common people priests nobles ( nacoms, batabobs) halach uinic
What happened to yound boys and girls once they reached the age of puberty
A ritual was performed in which they were purified and young men wore a white bead on their head and girls wore a shell around their necks
What did thry eat
Maize rabbit turkey corn mesl black beans
What ball game did they play
Pok a tok
How was pok a tok played
You threw a ball at a stone ring on a high wall similar to basketball
Mayan achievements
Math: the concept of 0 astronomy:the mayan calendar
Architecture:pyrsmids temples and pakaces
Religious beliefs
They worshipped mulitple gods including but not limited to it3amna the creator god
Chac thr god of rain and lightning
And bolon tzacsb the royal descent god
Rulers were intermediaries between the gods
Why did the europeans venture to the new world
Gold,resources, labour workers, new land, spread christianity.
Name the 4 main reasons the eruropeans travelled to the new world
Political reasons, economic reasons, socIal reaaons ,religious reasons
Subcategories of the four main reasons
Political: warfare , political unrest
Social :overpopulation ,disease and civin unrest
Religious, the recognista , spread of christianity , bringing christianity to its glory days
Econimic: riches gold treasure , new territory, depleted resources
What is the recognista
The religious war waged against the muslim kingdoms
