Mayans History

Where did the first societies in North America come from?

The first societies that came to North America were from Northeastern Asia. A Small group of people began crossing the bering strait, then a narrow bridge of land connecting Siberia to Alaska.

 Choose one of the societies you read brief overview of some of their political, economic, religious, social, cultural, and/or physical structure(s).

Mayans, political views 1.Social Kings, priests, hereditary nobility at top of social pyramid .2 Merchants relatively high status . 3 Majority of people peasants or slaves. Similar to most agricultural societies

Cultural

1 Maya

1 Pyramid builders – like Egyptians

1 Chichen Itza – similar to Egyptian pyramids/ziggurat

2 Several ball courts

1 Ritual sport

Economic

1 Maya

1 Advanced agricultural techniques

1 Ridged field system

1 Swamp and heavy rainfall

2 Cotton/maize widely cultivated

1 Known for cotton textiles

3 No large animals – had to use manpower

1 Led to need for slavery

Political

1 Maya

1 300 BCE > 800 CE

2 Collection of city-states ruled by king

Religion The Mayans religion involved several aspects of nature, astronomy and rituals. Most Gods represented a form in nature, for example, Sun God, Kinih Ahous, or Maize God, Yum Kaax. The Mayans were known for their calenders and astronomical buildings. These were used during their religious rituals. Similar to the Egyptians, the Mayans built Pyramid like temples for religious reasons. The main difference in shape being that the Mayan pyramids have a flat top to build temples on top. The best known pyramid is El Castillo or Temple of Kukulkan in the archaeological site Chichen Itza, in the Mexican state of Yucatan. 165 gods.

what happened to the mayans?

Still to this day it is unknown. But some people believe that it happened over many years due to possible items being scarce. ect. wood, water. 3 Reasons for decline

1 Disease

2 Drought

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