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Mesoamerica

• "Middle America," the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community

Hieroglyphic

• writing that uses pictures as symbols
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community

Social pyramid

• social structure in the shape of a pyramid, with layers representing social classes of different rank or status
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community

Ritual

• a set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community

Coming-of-age ceremony

• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• writing that uses pictures as symbols

Sacrifice

• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community
• writing that uses pictures as symbols

Slash-and-burn agriculture

• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community
• writing that uses pictures as symbols

pok-a-tok

• a Mayan ball game that had religious significance
• a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
• a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into the adult community
• writing that uses pictures as symbols

How long did the great civilization of the Maya last?

• 3,000
• 350
• 3,500
• 35

Which is NOT a Mayan city?

• Tikal
• Mexico City
• Copan
• Chichen Itza
• Palenque