Maya History

What is this structure called?

• An ancient cave

• A pyramid

• A building

• a mosque

What does architecture mean?

• Study of rocks

• A place in South America

• The style and construction of a building

• an animal from Panama

What is a Temple?

• A building with a religious use or meaning

• An area where you eat

• A special Maya song

• a cave with hieroglyphs

Explain Hieroglyph

• A place in Central America

• Maya alphabet

• A Maya game

• a picture representing an idea or object

What does sacrifice mean?

• Something you do to help someone

• Giving up your lunch

• to give or kill something for a religious purpose

• Telling someone a story

Where do the Maya live?

• In Bend, Oregon

• In North America

• In Africa

• Parts of Mexico and Central America

What is this a picture of?

• school book

• hieroglyph

• alphabet

• ancient map

What does Civilization mean?

• People who act nicely

• a group of people with similar religious beliefs, language and government

• A place in Central America

• A group of people who play sports together

Where is Mesoamerica?

• South America

• North Africa

• Bend, Oregon

• Central and southern Mexico and northern Central America.

What does Astronomy mean?

• The design of a building

• The study of stars, planets and outer space

• The study of animals

• A place in Central America