The Ancient Maya

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The peninsula that the Maya lived upon.

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The Yucatan Peninsula

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Ancient Mayan books or text that they created. The Mayan made thousands of them, but only four still exist today.

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Codices

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Buildings (sometimes pyramids) that were built by the Maya to honor their gods.

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Temples

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A stone coffin.

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Sarcophagus

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A god who protects an aspect of Maya life, (example: Yum Kaax, the god of corn).

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Patron God

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The Mayans created very accurate ones to help them keep track of their days and know when to plant and harvest crops.

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Calendars

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Which are legacies of the Ancient Maya? Options: The wheel, the gun, and domesticating horses, The cupcake, the clock, and irrigation canals, Chocolate, hieroglyphs, and writing thousands of codices, Electricity, air conditioning, and using fertilizer for crops

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Chocolate, hieroglyphs, and writing thousands of codices

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What might happen to the losing team of an Ancient Mayan ball game?

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They might be sacrificed to the gods.

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Why did the Maya believe in human sacrifice?

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They believed that blood sacrifice pleased their gods.

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Due to the fact that we really do not know why the Maya left their ancient cities we sometimes call the Maya the __________ _________.

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Mysterious Maya