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Map of the Yucatan Peninsula
Mayan Civilization 300-900 CE
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Hierarchy of a City State
Chiefs High Priest
Halach Uinic
("True Man")
PriestsMemba Uinicoob (common people)
Pentacoob (slaves)
Leader/ "Royalty"
Nobility
Citizens------------------------
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Responsibilities of a Priest:
-Served as doctors, teachers, and oracles
-led all religious ceremonies and rituals
Priests were the only members of society to understand the mysteries of astronomy, mathematics, and the calendar
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Why did their knowledge of astronomy and the calendar make priests so important in Mayan society?
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Daily Life
Mayans lived by farming and trading. Their maize (corn) fields were known as milpas.
The Maya practiced "slash and burn" agriculture.
This practice led to soil exhaustion and forced the Mayans to move around every few years.
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The staple crop in the Mayan diet was Maize.
Also raised kidney beans, squash and avocados.
Domesticated animals such as dog, duck, dove, partridge and turkey.
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Canopy Hunting
Cleared out specific plants from the jungle but made sure certain layers of the canopy survived.
By leaving the upper canopies intact, Mayans were able to maintain an additional food source of the canopy dwellers.
Clearing the undergrowth made it easier to travel through the jungle.
Why?
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Next Time:We will learn what makes a Mayan "beautiful," what a "day in the life" was like, and how to play pok-a-tok
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Use QRafter to scan one of the QR Codes around the room for a 360' view of a location.
Imagine that someone has gone back in time and arrived at your scanned location in 735 CE. What would they see? What would people be doing? Why do you think this is?
Type I, at least 6 lines.
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