1 of 11

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

MAYANS

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAYANS

BY: AIDAN SWEENEY
Photo by brongaeh

LOCATION

  • Central America

ELEMENTS USED

  • Had plenty of gold
  • Used volcanic rock for tools and weapons
  • Used bronze also for weapons

MAYAN GOVERNMENT

  • Their leader was considered a god
  • There were 50-72 political units through out time periods

HOUSING

  • Made of stone and mud
  • Covered with hay to protect from rain
  • They were decorated by sculptures and symbols

ORIGINS OF THE MAYA

  • The name means "love"
  • They were once the Olmec
  • The Maya developed from the Olmec known as the "mother culture"
  • Mayan pyramids were built on the sacred sights of the Olmec

BELIEFS

  • Believed they had to sacrifice their best citizen
  • Had gods for almost everything (corn, rain, sun)
  • Some of their religion still exists today for example December 21, 2012 was part of their religion.

MALE AND FEMALE ROLES

  • Males hunted and farmed
  • Females raised the children, made the clothes, and cooked in the kitchen.
  • All males were expected to be able to fight
  • Women would make themselves bleed while their husbands were in battle to assure the return of their husband

ECONOMICS

  • They got most of their food from farming
  • Although they did hunt as well.
  • The main trade items were gold, copper and jade

CEREMONIES

  • Everyone was expected to attend royal marriages
  • The king would then sacrifice a captive or would host a ball game and the loser would be sacrificed
  • Many farmers would set up stands at the sacrificing events as they always got the best business at these events

MORE DECKS BY THIS AUTHOR

Untitled Haiku Deck

0 views

Untitled Haiku Deck

0 views

Untitled Haiku Deck

0 views

Title

7 views

Untitled Haiku Deck

0 views