Download Warm Up Write and solve the following equation in Mayan

Warm Up
1) Write and solve the following equation in
Mayan Numerals: 50 x 20 = ?
2) How is the written Mayan language unique?
Warm Up (advanced)
1) Write and solve the following equation in
Mayan Numerals: 25 – 10a = 5
2) Write your own math problem and show the
problem in both Mayan and Arabic form.
Essential Question
What factors led to the
fall of the Mayan Empire.
The Decline of the Maya Empire
Early Maya
1800 BC to
AD 250
- Early
domestication of
maize, squash,
and beans.
Classic Age
Post Classic
Period
900 -1500s
250 - 900 AD
- Few cities
- major city-states
- Many dwell in
jungle
- Most major
accomplishments
- 1500s Spanish
conquest.
War
Constant warfare military,
family, and trade alliances
between cities to collapse.
Dynasties lost power as
people rebelled.
Famine
Long-term droughts and
climate change contributed
to lack of food supplies.
Factors of
Mayan
Decline
Overuse of land
Overpopulation
Population too large in cities to
grow enough food, forcing
competition between city
states. people to move back
into the jungle.
Soil became depleted of
nutrients and could no
longer gown the quantities
of crops needed to sustain a
urban community.
CFU
• What factor or factors do you think was the
main cause of the end of the Mayan Classic
Age?
Grapes Flipbook
• Choose a culture: Aztec or Maya
• 40 points, Due Sept 26th
• GRAPES Flipbook: Each section will have a title, picture,
and sentence long descriptions. Typed or in ink. Digital
pictures must have a citation.
– Geography – describe the region and adoptions
– Religion – beliefs and creation story.
– Accomplishments - name and describe the five most
important accomplishments of this civilization (opinion).
– Politics – who ruled, what responsibilities did they have, how
were they treated/seen?
– Economy – how and what goods did they trade.
– Social Structure – what were the social groups, describe their
roles and power.
Citation Example
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize