https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x WRLD HIST/GEO H Period 7 - Lynna Vu en-us 2018-12-19 21:40:31 UTC 2025-09-21 12:16:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316033902 2018-12-19 21:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316033902 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316035891 -God of Storms, Wind, & Fire
-Caused a Great Flood when Angered]]> 2018-12-19 22:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316035891 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316035938 -God of Rain & Lightning
-Lightning Axe to control the Weather]]> 2018-12-19 22:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316035938 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316035988 -Most Important God
-God of Fire 
-Created the Earth
-Ruler of Heaven
-Ruler of Day/Night]]> 2018-12-19 22:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316035988 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316462683 -Temple On Top (Meant to be climbed by priests to offer Sacrifices to the Gods)
-Most important religious ceremonies were held here]]> 2018-12-21 19:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316462683 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316462695 -Sacred Pyramid devoted to a God
-Built with secret doors, tunnels, & traps

]]> 2018-12-21 19:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316462695 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316462706 -Covered with Carvings and Statues 
-Meant to honor their gods
-Steep Stairs 
-Architecturally Impressive ]]> 2018-12-21 19:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316462706 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316464529 -One of the First Large City-States
-Over 100,000 people lived in the City
-Three Large Pyramids (El Tigre, Los Monos, & La Danta)

]]> 2018-12-21 19:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316464529 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316464552 -Dominant Maya City-State
-Home of Many Famous Structures
-Dominant during the end of the Classic Period & Post-Classic Period

]]> 2018-12-21 19:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316464552 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465128 -Began as a Cilent-State in City-State of Tikal
-Located in Present Day: Cayo District of the country of Belize 
-The city at its peak was larger than the capital city of Belize today

]]> 2018-12-21 19:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465128 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465417 -Used Advanced form of Writing, Hieroglyphics 
-Symbols were used to represent words, sounds or objects
-Wealthy Mayans that became priests were the only ones who could write]]> 2018-12-21 19:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465417 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465422 -Used Number System with Base System of 20
-Used a system of Bars and Dots
-A bar was equivalent to 5, and was used as a unit to write other numbers]]> 2018-12-21 19:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465422 1046938 https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465430 -Two kinds of Calendars: Tzolk'in (religious calendar) & Haab' (solar calendar)
-Every 52 years the two calendars would start on the same day to celebrate the New Fire Festival
-The solar calendar had 18 months with 20 days each whereas The religious calendar was a 260 day calendar]]> 2018-12-21 19:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1046938/xf1gcziszg3x/wish/316465430