Maya Civilization by Alessandra Plascencia https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx Semester final project en-us 2018-12-17 17:57:20 UTC 2025-12-10 11:58:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Geography pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315278533

Lived in 3 separate sub areas
Northern Maya lowlands in Yucatan Peninsula
Southern lowlands in peten district of northern guatemla and adjacent portions of Mexico, Belize and western Honduras 
Southern Maya highlands, mountain region of southern guatemala  

]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315278533 Diet pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315281485 Important crops- maize, manioc, beans,squash,amaranth, chili peppers
hunted- deer, peccary, turkeys,quials,ducks, curassow,guan, spider monkes, howler monkeys, the tapir, armadillo, and fish
fruits - guave,papaya, avocado,custard,apple,and sweetsop]]> 2018-12-17 18:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315281485 social hierarchy pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315284525 4 social classes: nobles,commoners,serfs,and slaves
kings (holy lords) were at top of society (claimed to be related to gods and hereditary succession)
below kings were advisors and council]]> 2018-12-17 18:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315284525 government pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315286484 rulers had to be god like
women would rule when king hasn't come of age, when king at war, other reasons if king was available 
didn't have one major government, instead each city state had its own individual ruling family
larger city states sometimes controlled smaller ones 
at first village elder rules but over time adopted a hierarchical government system with rule by a monarch and the aristocracy ]]> 2018-12-17 18:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315286484 Religion pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315290440 deeply religions, worshiped many gods nature related
believed in cynical nature of life (nothing was ever "born" or "died")
when one died they journyed through tomoanchan ('place of misty sky')]]> 2018-12-17 18:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315290440 written language pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315291591 writing system considered most sophisticated of mesoamerica 
wrote using 800 individual signs or glyphs, paired in columns that read together from left to right and top to bottom]]> 2018-12-17 18:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315291591 Surviving today pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315292563 Mayan culture is receiving more attention 
mayan language is being taught at school 
modern science is recognizing the value of traditional medicinal plants for their healing power and their potential in finding cures for diseases like cancer, diabetes, and AIDS
Maya forest stands as an enduring monument to the resourcefulness of the maya and the continuation of their invaluable cultural heritage .]]> 2018-12-17 18:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315292563 Religion pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315295446 cosmology & spiritual world ]]> 2018-12-17 18:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315295446 art and scultpures pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315299216 2018-12-17 18:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315299216 location of maya civilization pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315300113 2018-12-17 18:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315300113 maya civilization's clothing pl9211al0812 https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315300456 2018-12-17 18:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pl9211al0812/jsli5npxtkfx/wish/315300456