Chapter 19, Section 1

After you've read Chapter 19, Section 1, create a Google Doc and share it with me. The name of the document will be "AM/PM.Core.LastName_Maya." Answer the following questions in complete sentences in your document. You can copy and paste the questions in your document. You do not need to rewrite the questions.

1. Where is Mesoamerica?

2. What were three advanced cultures that developed in Mesoamerica?

3. How did the first people get to the Americas from Asia?

4. What is obsidian and how was it used?

5. What is slash-and-burn agriculture and why was it used?

6. What present-day countries are found in the area that was inhabited by the Maya?

7. Name and briefly describe each of the three main groups within Maya society.

8. How were kings chosen for most Maya city-states?

9. Who could be priests in Maya society and what kind of power did they have?

10. What were two reasons that Maya cities began to fall between A.D. 800 and 1000?

11. What happened to the Maya during the 1500's?

12. Choose two Maya achievements (i.e. writing, astronomy, mathematics, etc.) and describe them in detail.