Wed. January 23, 2012

Mayans

  • Used fingers and toes to count
  • Mayan Calender. 365 days
  • Advancements of astrology and
  • Loved stars
  • Polythesistic
  • Temples were dedicated to one god
  • Located in the Yucatan Peninsula.
  • Trades rock, salt, crops, and tools
  • Used canoes to trade
  • Syllabograms, logograms,
  • Farmers. Grew corn. Used tarrisses
  • Fall ? volcano, diseases, famine, civil war, climate change.
  •  Used fig bark to write
  • CODEX- Ancient manuscript book
  • Popol Vuh- the sacred book of the Mayan religion
  • Glyph- symbol or picture representing place names and names of gods. About 300
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