Ancient Mayans

1. Empire

1.1. Not an empire

1.2. Cultural Group

2. Cities

2.1. Most cities abonadoned

2.2. Some cities more important than others

2.3. No single city ever rule all Mayans

2.4. Each city ruled by king

2.5. Tulum last great city

2.6. Built great stone cities

3. Rulers

3.1. People worship them like Gods

3.2. King and ancestors very important

3.3. Kings control resources

3.4. Also priests that perform rituals

3.5. Pakal famous ruler

3.6. The ruling class could write and read

3.7. The ruling class were very wealthy

3.8. Maya did have organized goverments

3.9. Only elite can perform rituals

3.10. Perform Ritual to honor gods

4. Food

4.1. Had very healthy diet

4.2. Corn was most important food

4.3. Maya chocolate not same as now

4.4. Mayans did not add sugar or milk to chocolate

4.5. Toast caocao beans then ground them for hot drink

5. Population

5.1. Between 250 C.E. and 900 C.E. population reaches 2 million

5.2. After 950 C.E. civilization started to collapse

5.3. 1520s when Spanish Conquistadors came population decrease

5.4. People move to smaller communicates

6. Mayan Game

6.1. Sometimes losers get sacrificed

6.2. Winners get clothes and jewerly

6.3. Not allowed to use hands

6.4. Play with hard ball

7. Astronomy

7.1. Understands very well about astronomy

7.2. Understands very well by observing moon,stars and planets

8. Spanish Conquistadors

8.1. They fought Spanish conquistadors

8.2. Defeated by Spanish conquistadors

9. Families

9.1. Family live in compounds

9.2. Children learn at home

9.3. Large Families

9.4. Teenage boys live in shared dorms

9.5. Teenage girls live at home

10. Territory

10.1. Mayans lived in Mexico

10.2. Mayans thrived in Meosamerica

11. People

11.1. Most ordinary people were farmers or workers

11.2. Normal people not allowed to wear fancy clothing or jewelry

11.3. They cant wear fancy things even if can afford