Marvellous Mayas

Click where you think Mesoamerica is on the map.

Which countries are part of Mesoamerica and which are not.

Groups:

(a) Countries that ARE part of Mesoamerica

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(b) Countries NOT part of Mesoamerica

• Argentina

• Guatemala

• Brazil

• England

• Mexico

• Peru

• Honduras

The Mayans lived from 2000BC – 1500AD

• True

• False

Reorder the following time periods of the Maya with the oldest first.

• Classic

• Pre-classic

• Post-Classic

Sort the following into primary and secondary sources

Groups:

(a) Primary Source

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(b) Secondary Source

• Photographs

• Physical artefacts

• Websites

• Books

• Eye-witness account

• VR Headset

Maya people ​ (a)   many Gods for different aspects of daily life including (b)   (rain god) and (c)   (god of death)

• Chac
• Kisin
• worshipped
• Zeus
• Hades
• ignored
• feared
• celebrated
• Ra

Who is the sculptor who created these masks?

• Dag Weiser

• Pablo Picasso

• Derek Gores

• Henri Rousseau

The Mayans lived in ​ (a)   such as (b)   with ​ temples , ball courts and ​ (c)  

• Chichen Itza
• trading centres
• cities
• villages
• Mesopotamia
• shopping centre

Which statement describes the Mayan number system the best.

• The Mayan Number system is founded on just two symbols

• The Mayan Number system is founded on base-20 and uses just three symbols

• The Mayan Number system is founded on base-10 and uses just three symbols

• The Mayan Number system is founded on base-20 and uses six symbols

Match the writing system with the correct civilization.

• Viking

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• Egyptian

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• Mayan

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