Warm-Up Tue. 11/6
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Warm-Up Tue. 11/6. Create a cause and effect map with 3 societal side effects of settled agriculture. Classical Age 300-900 C.E. Yucatan Peninsula. Pyramids. Use? Social Heirarchy : Nobles artisans/scribes workers/farmers/slaves (POWs). Mayan Architecture at DIA. Tikal. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Warm-Up Tue. 11/6Create a cause and effect map with 3 societal side effects of settled agriculture.
Classical Age 300-900 C.E.Yucatan Peninsula
Pyramids. Use?Social Heirarchy: Nobles artisans/scribes workers/farmers/slaves (POWs)Mayan Architecture at DIA
Tikal
Religious/Ceremonial city-state
Mayan Calendar365 days18 20-day months1 5-day monthEarths movement around the sun260 daysReligious calendarMovement of Venus
Astronomy, Mathematics,Religion, Concept of 0Mayan Epigraphy (inscriptions)
Over 1,000 charactersMix of sounds and conceptsMayan Writing
Maya Collapse 900 C.E.Peak of civilization 600 C.E.-900 C.E.Theories of how it collapsed (probably a combo)Agricultural failuresOverpopulationDiseaseConstant war for political powerClimate change, drought, soil erosionPeasant revoltForeign invasion
