(P1) Early Maya States by Noelle Thompson

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 11:51:59 UTC

During Read 2, post words from the reading that you do not know here.

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 11:51:59 UTC

Keep this question in mind:

Were the Maya a coercive or voluntary state?

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 11:51:59 UTC

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 11:55:54 UTC

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 11:58:52 UTC

Visit here for definitions of coercive and voluntary if needed.

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 11:59:50 UTC

Were the Maya a “coercive” or a “voluntary” state? Use evidence to support your claim.

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 12:01:09 UTC

Who “ruled” in the Mayan government? How did rulers get their positions?

noellethompson1 — 2025-03-10 12:01:52 UTC

What were the main reasons the Maya engaged in warfare? How did Mayan warfare potentially contribute to the expansion of Mayan city-states?

emoniesumner0082 — 2025-03-10 13:02:44 UTC

stratification, sedentary

2025-03-10 13:03:37 UTC

The king was the one who ruled in the Mayan government, the position was passed down from family member to family member.

karahartshorn0017 — 2025-03-10 13:06:31 UTC

The king ruled the Mayan government, until he died and then the role would be passed down to his son (if he had one)

jaliahdeguerre0007 — 2025-03-10 13:07:20 UTC

The kings ruled, but sometimes had a female ruler when no male family member was available to inherit the throne. The role was passed down from family members.

2025-03-10 13:07:21 UTC

homogenous, hieroglyphs

byronperezmonterroso0124 — 2025-03-10 13:08:03 UTC

artisanry

2025-03-10 13:08:35 UTC

subjugated

2025-03-10 13:09:17 UTC

The kings ruled the Mayan government. If a king passed away, the role would be passed down to his son, if he had one.

2025-03-10 13:09:19 UTC

The king ruled the Maya government, but sometimes there was a female ruler when no male family member was available to inherit the throne. Also, the role was passed down from family members.

2025-03-10 13:09:27 UTC

artisanry, hieroglyphs

emoniesumner0082 — 2025-03-10 13:09:36 UTC

Kings ruled in the Mayan government. Kings got their position by being passed down to the oldest son.

2025-03-10 13:09:46 UTC

Homogenous, Chiefdoms

2025-03-10 13:09:49 UTC

subjugative and stratification

2025-03-10 13:09:51 UTC

Stratification, Artisanry

2025-03-10 13:10:18 UTC

Sedentary.

2025-03-10 13:10:22 UTC

Sedentary and Stractification

2025-03-10 13:10:35 UTC

subjucated, hieroglyphs

2025-03-10 13:10:45 UTC

subjugated, stratification

2025-03-10 13:10:54 UTC

The kings were the rulers, and their role was passed down to an older son or older brother.

juansoto0045 — 2025-03-10 13:11:14 UTC

The king ruled the Mayan territory and it would be passed down to the kings oldest son or to the kings brother.

byronperezmonterroso0124 — 2025-03-10 13:11:19 UTC

The king ruled based on "god's" decision and would not stop until his death. The next in line (son, daughter, brother, sister) would rule after the king's death.

2025-03-10 13:11:25 UTC

In the Mayan government a king ruled but if he passed away and he had a oldest son it would be passed to him.

2025-03-10 13:11:55 UTC

The king ruled the Mayan government. The position was passed down from family members.

jaliahdeguerre0007 — 2025-03-10 13:11:59 UTC

hieroglyphs,homogenous

sebastiancabrerapaulino0011 — 2025-03-10 13:12:00 UTC

Stratification

2025-03-10 13:12:06 UTC

The king ruled in the Mayan society, and when they passe,d their son or sometimes daughter would take the position.

2025-03-10 13:12:13 UTC

The person who ruled was a king, and if the king died, it would be passed down to his son. But the role is passed down from family members.

victorvalenzuela0039 — 2025-03-10 13:12:27 UTC

The king was the one who ruled the Mayan government, and this was passed down in their family.

2025-03-10 13:12:37 UTC

some of the main reasons that the Maya engaged in warfare was because of empire-building desires or to get more sacrifices. I think that it helped the expansion of Mayan city-states because if they won the wars then they would get more land, they would be able to take control over territory helping them expand their city-states.

2025-03-10 13:12:59 UTC

The king is the ruler of the Mayan government, it was passed down to his son. If not, it would be passed to a brother. this will continue through many family memebers.

2025-03-10 13:13:03 UTC

The king ruled the Mayan goverment. The rulers get their positions by their family members.

karahartshorn0017 — 2025-03-10 13:13:08 UTC

The main reason the Maya engaged in warfare was to gain captives. This contributed to how they expanded, because it's shown that by doing warfare their territory expanded.

2025-03-10 13:13:12 UTC

" Some Mayanists regard warfare as expansionist, resulting in the increase of political

areas. In contrast, others regard warfare as more limited to the gaining of captives for sacrifice and as a part of

diplomacy-in fact, sometimes a way to maintain political dominance when diplomacy fails."

sebastiancabrerapaulino0011 — 2025-03-10 13:13:44 UTC

The king were the highest in their high archy and it was passed down to them.

engelstejera0022 — 2025-03-10 13:14:33 UTC

The king of maya ruled mayan government and he got his position by in heriting it from family tree.

randolprado0057 — 2025-03-10 13:14:41 UTC

Stratification.

victorvalenzuela0039 — 2025-03-10 13:14:59 UTC

The Mayans engaged in war mainly because they wanted to expand their empire. This helped them get more land because when they won they would take over the enemy's land.

tanissastone2027 — 2025-03-10 13:15:20 UTC

homogenous,

2025-03-10 13:15:21 UTC

hieroglyphs

2025-03-10 13:15:33 UTC

The main reason could be to gain captives for sacrifices and to expand territory to neighboring kingdoms. Rulers would bring economic control over enemy positions and abandon city walls.

byronperezmonterroso0124 — 2025-03-10 13:15:42 UTC

They engaged in war because they needed more expansion for the empire, or they needed more humans for slavery/sacrifices to the "Gods".

2025-03-10 13:15:45 UTC

Sedentary, stratification

2025-03-10 13:16:10 UTC

The main reason the Maya engaged in warfare was to gain captives for their territory. The text states, "Some Mayanists regard ware as expansionist, increasing political areas. In contrast, others regard warfare as more limited to gaining captives for sacrifice."

2025-03-10 13:16:23 UTC

The Mayans mainly engaged in warfare to show dominance and or get more sacrifices. For example, it says, "Others regard warfare as more limited to the gaining of captives for sacrifice and as a part of diplomacy-in fact, sometimes a way to maintain political dominance when diplomacy fails"

2025-03-10 13:16:43 UTC

The king/queen ruled and they got it because it was their birthright.

tanissastone2027 — 2025-03-10 13:16:44 UTC

the kings ruled the Mayan government because if the king dies the role would be passed down to his son

emoniesumner0082 — 2025-03-10 13:16:55 UTC

The Maya engaged in warfare because of the Mayanists and how they viewed the structure of the lowlands. They also did it for captivity and sacrifice.

juansoto0045 — 2025-03-10 13:17:01 UTC

The main reasons why the Mayan people went to war was because of land. The Mayan people wanted to expand their empires and gain control over more territories. They also went to war to have more sacrifices for their gods or goddesses

randolprado0057 — 2025-03-10 13:17:10 UTC

The king ruled over the Mayan government and the society And if that king died he would pass it down to his son if he had a son

2025-03-10 13:17:13 UTC

The main reason is to get more sacrifices. It helped the expansion of Mayan cities/states.

2025-03-10 13:17:19 UTC

One of the main reasons the Maya engaged in warfare was to gain captives. This contributed to how they expanded because it shows that by doing warfare, their territory expanded.

2025-03-10 13:17:24 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state because when someone was a king and they are about to pass down the crown, the person who is getting the crown afterward might not want to rule but they still had to, this is backed up by this evidence because "The status of a king was important in the Mayan government, as he was supposed to have been descended from gods.

The position was until his death, which thereafter was usually inherited by his eldest son. " And this just says that being a king is important and a lot is expected of you.

tanissastone2027 — 2025-03-10 13:18:35 UTC

one of the main reasons on the maya engaged in the warfare because they wanted to explain their empire and it would help them get more land

2025-03-10 13:18:48 UTC

The main reasons that the Maya engaged in warfare was to gain captives for sacrifices and to expand territory. This contributed to how they expanded, because it's shown that by doing warfare, their territory expanded.

jaliahdeguerre0007 — 2025-03-10 13:19:21 UTC

The main reasons the Mayans engaged in warfare were to increase political

areas and gain captives for sacrifice. The Mayan warfare contributed to the expansion of Mayan city-states by giving the winning city-state more power to just take over the territory.

sebastiancabrerapaulino0011 — 2025-03-10 13:19:24 UTC

They would fight because they wanted more land, this would help them with getting more land since if they won they could get some of their enemies land.

2025-03-10 13:19:42 UTC

They engaged in warfare because they wanted to expand their empire. It contributed to the Mayan city-states by allowing them to conquer neighboring territories for resources, gather tributes from defeated rivals to boost their economies,all of which helped shape the political landscape of their civilization.

byronperezmonterroso0124 — 2025-03-10 13:19:49 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state because they were forced to do some things and had to work for others. Some of the Maya were forced to be slaves and work for others, while the role of king had to be passed down to the next in line and not to a commoner. Some evidence is "Maya chiefs were also able to force others to take part in the public works needs to create communal projects like building temples or other ritual buildings."

2025-03-10 13:20:17 UTC

The main reasons were for political land and to gain captures for stuff like sacrifices.

engelstejera0022 — 2025-03-10 13:20:35 UTC

they engaged in warfare to claim and control territories and to collect resources. they contributed by expanding by fighting and defending land.

2025-03-10 13:20:48 UTC

Homogenous

2025-03-10 13:20:55 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state, The reason I think this is because most of the rulers/people who had power would force people below them to do the hard work for them,"These signs of a hierarchical society meant that the early Maya chiefs were also able to force others to take part in the public works needs to create communal projects like building temples or other ritual building. "

2025-03-10 13:21:05 UTC

The Mayan was a coercive state because the king or ruler would be passed down to that person's son (or sometimes daughter), and they now had to be king with no choice. Some were forced to be slaves or hunt for the king.

randolprado0057 — 2025-03-10 13:21:39 UTC

The main reason why maya went to warfare was to expand there empire across

2025-03-10 13:22:02 UTC

The mayan were mostly a coercive state because the rulers had a lot of power and often forced people to follow their commands. They used their authority to collect taxes and make people fight in wars to expand their territory. There are old writings and carvings that show how these rulers led their armies and forced people to follow their commands.

2025-03-10 13:22:28 UTC

The king was the ruler, when he dies it gets pass down to a family member

2025-03-10 13:22:39 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state because when somebody is a king or queen, they shall past down their crown to the right person who deserves it.

2025-03-10 13:22:43 UTC

The Maya were in a coercive stare because when someone was king they pass it down with a crown and the person getting the crown might not be able to rule but still has the crown.

karahartshorn0017 — 2025-03-10 13:22:47 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state, because in the text it states that they had a king and a social hierarchy. It also states that there was a very harsh legal system. This is why the Maya was a coercive state.

sebastiancabrerapaulino0011 — 2025-03-10 13:23:10 UTC

The Mayan were a coercive because you would get put placed based on what your family did, for example the kings place would get passed down since their blood was believed to be Devine.

2025-03-10 13:23:48 UTC

The Mayans engaged in warfare mainly because they wanted to gain more captives and make more sacrifices. This contributed to the expansions of their city-states because they would gain possession of the empires they won their wars against.

2025-03-10 13:24:03 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state because these laws could be very strict and people would be forced to work as slaves which is the bottom of the hierarchy. While Rulers get the amount of power then everyone and get their rights to be obeyed by people. Monarchies would be continued over many generations.

2025-03-10 13:24:50 UTC

Kings ruled in the Mayan government. This role got passed down by family.

victorvalenzuela0039 — 2025-03-10 13:26:19 UTC

The Mayans were a coercive state because the king had to be a descendant of the gods. In Early Maya State and Government states, "The status of a king was important in the Mayan government, as he was supposed to have been descended from the gods. The position was until his death, which thereafter was usually inherited by his eldest son."

2025-03-10 13:26:42 UTC

The main reasons the Maya went to war were for political land, sacrifices etc

jaliahdeguerre0007 — 2025-03-10 13:27:10 UTC

I believe the Mayan was a coercive state because the kings had the commoners do what they wanted to continue to expand their city-states. When looking into how the Mayan city-states expanded, we see, in "The Early Maya State", it says, "the early Maya chiefs were also able to force others to take part in the public works needs to create communal projects like building temples or other ritual building. Further, trade pushed Maya society to

develop new tools both to improve farming for even more food surpluses, and to be traded." The chiefs used the commoners' labor to advance the technology and tools of the Mayan cities. If the chiefs forced the commoners to build, then it wasn't voluntary.

engelstejera0022 — 2025-03-10 13:27:19 UTC

maya is a coercive state because when inheriting the position of king there is no choice of choosing weather you want to or not want to be the king.

2025-03-10 13:28:35 UTC

I believe the Maya were a coercive state because in the video we learned that men were usually drafted as soldiers even if they didnt want to. In the text, it even states "The status of king was so highly regarded that when he appeared in public his servants would hold a cloth in front of his face so that the commoners could not see him. Commoners were also forbidden from talking directly to the king or wearing clothes like the king". This isnt voluntary at all. They are being forced to not interact with the king.

2025-03-10 13:30:13 UTC

The Maya was in a coercive state because when the king position was to be passed down the person has no choice, even if they didn't want to rule they had to.

2025-03-10 13:30:29 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state. I know this because, for example, the role of kings was passed down through family, meaning that the sons of the kings were forced to be kings even if they didn't want to. They had no choice. It was obligatory. The textual evidence that supports my answer is "The position was until his death, which thereafter was usually inherited by his eldest son."

2025-03-10 13:31:26 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state because the king would pass down the crown to their son, and they now had to be king with no choice. Also some people were forced to be salves and work for others. For example, in the text, "Early Maya State and Goverment" the author said,"Early Maya chiefs were also able to force others to take part in the public works needs to create communal projects like building temples or other ritual building. Further, trade pushed Maya society to develop new tools both to improve farming for even more food surpluses, and to be traded." This evidence explains that Maya chiefs were able to force others to work and take part in communal projects even when they didn't want to.

juansoto0045 — 2025-03-10 13:36:59 UTC

The Maya was a coercive state because they forced people to build temples and ritual buildings. The Mayan rules were also able to go and take land from other people; and if the obliged they could be sentenced to death. In “The Early Maya States” it states “These signs of hierarchical society meant that the early Maya chiefs were also able to force others to take part in the public works needs to create communal projects like building temples or other ritual buildings.” That evidence shows that the Maya had a large empire that controlled their people and used them for their own gain.

tanissastone2027 — 2025-03-10 13:44:29 UTC

The maya were “coercive “ or a “voluntary” state because when someone was a king and they was about to pass down the crown afterwards they might not want to rule but they would still have to rule because they passing it down “ "The status of a king was important in the Mayan government, as he was supposed to have been descended from gods.“

emilyrosado0021 — 2025-03-10 13:46:28 UTC

The Maya were a coercive state because people were forced to do things they didn’t want to do. In the text it says “The status of king was so highly regarded that when he appeared in public his servants would hold a cloth in front of his face so that the commoners could not see him. The commoners were also forbidden from talking directly to the king or wearing clothes like the king.” This shows how the Maya were clearly not voluntary because they can’t even speak to the king. In the video we watched also said that men were usually soldiers, even if they didn’t want to be.

2025-03-10 13:47:35 UTC

The king is the ruler and shall be passed/inherited to family member if passed away.

2025-03-10 13:48:17 UTC

stratification

2025-03-10 13:49:20 UTC

They went to war to take over/ expand there territory/land And to gather better and more resources.

emoniesumner0082 — 2025-03-10 13:50:14 UTC

The Maya is a coercive state because they were forced to do work they didn't want to do. Some people were forced to be slaves and do things for the king. If you were at the bottom of the hierarch, you had to obey the king and people above you. In the text the author said,"Early Maya chiefs were also able to force others to take part in the public works needs to create communal projects like building temples or other ritual building. Further, trade pushed Maya society to develop new tools both to improve farming for even more food surpluses, and to be traded."

2025-03-10 13:50:52 UTC

The Mayans were a coercive state because the king role got passed down from family member even if they didn’t want to inherit the role they was forced to if it was meant to be you.