VIRTUAL TOUR OF

THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION

GO TO http://encarta.msn.com/media_461531201_761576077_-1_1/maya_civilization.html

OR GO TO http://www.google.com Google “Maya Civilization Map”. CLICK “Maya Civilization-Map-MSN Encarta Where was the Maya civilization located? Label the Maya’s peninsula and shade the map below to show where they lived. Label the bodies of water. Label North and South America.

GO TO http://ancientmexico.com/ Locate “Main Features” and CLICK on “Map: Ancient Mesoamerica”. On the map IN YOUR PACKET, fill in the names of the Mayan cities.

Using the online MESOAMERICA MAP, CLICK on “CHICHEN ITZA”. 1. When did Chichen Itza flourish? _____________________________________________________________ 2. What was the purpose of the two wells called “cenotes”? _____________________________________________________________ On the map of Chichen Itza, CLICK on the “NUNNARY”. 3. How many styles of architecture are found here?_____ RETURN TO the map of Chichen Itza. CLICK on “THE GREAT BALL COURT”. 4. What was the purpose of The Great Ball Court? _____________________________________________________________ 5. Based upon what you know about the “Great Ball Court” draw a conclusion about the Maya. _____________________________________________________________ RETURN TO the map of Chichen Itza. CLICK on “CARACOL”. 6. What was the famous “Caracol”? ____________________________________________________________ CLICK on the word “OBSERVATORY”. 7. What did the Mayan priests do at the observatory? ____________________________________________________________

RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on “TULUM”.. 8. How did Tulum remain hidden? _____________________________________________________________ CLICK on the two temples. Make one observation for each temple. a. __________________________________________________________ b. __________________________________________________________ RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on “UXMAL”. CLICK on “VIEW”. Below, sketch the building that you see. 9. Make an observation about the architecture (think geometry). _____________________________________________________________

10. Where was Uxmal located? ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________12. What type of community was the Puuc Maya? _____________________________________________________________ 13. How do archaeologists know they were influential? _____________________________________________________________ 14. When did construction end at Uxmal? _____________________________________________________________ CLICK on “HOUSE OF MAGIC”. 15. What was the House of Magic? ____________________________________________________________ RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on “TIKAL”. 16. Where is Tikal located? ____________________________________________________________ 17. Use a dictionary. Write the definition of the word “revere”. ____________________________________________________________ 18. Why was Tikal revered? ____________________________________________________________

RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on “YAXHA”. 19. What is interesting about the name, Yaxha? ____________________________________________________________ RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on ‘PIEDRAS NEGRAS”. 20. This city had a long history of _______________________________ . RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on “PALENQUE”. 21. When did this city achieve its height? ____________________________________________________________ RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. CLICK on “COPAN”. 22. When did early communities settle in the valley? ____________________________________________________________ 23. What was the population under the 12th ruler, Smoke Imix? ____________________________________________________________ RETURN TO the online MESOAMERICA MAP. 24. Draw 3 conclusions about Mayan cities. a.____________________________________________________________ b.____________________________________________________________ c.____________________________________________________________

MAYA ROADS GO TO http://www.famsi.org/reports/98027/section01.htm Look at “Figure 1”. On the map below, draw a line that represents the 300 mile Mayan road described.

SCROLL down to “FIGURE 3’. 1. What does this photo show? ____________________________________________________________ Make three observations about the road you see. a.____________________________________________________________ b.____________________________________________________________ c.____________________________________________________________

GO TO http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/maya/eg_maya_project2g.html True or False “Plebians’ lived in Mayan cities. __________ Explain. Fill in the blanks. Great _____________ roads ran between _____________________ and were one to three __________________________ than the _____________ _________________ around them. The roads were made from _________________ which was __________________________________. They were _______________________________ for miles. They were made by _________________________ and made for them to _______________________. This was because the Maya ______________________________________ nor did they ___________________________________________________. Based on the information about Mayan roads, draw one conclusion about the Maya. _____________________________________________________________

GO TO http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arch/8_31_96/timeline.htm True or False The Maya’s road system was as good as the Roman’s. ____________ What word(s) indicate that you are correct? ____________________________________________________________ What outstanding feature was found in Coba? ____________________________________________________________ What did the Maya call this? ___________________________________ MAYA SEA ROUTES GO TO http://mayadiscovery.com/ CLICK on “ENGLISH” CLICK on “HISTORY” (on the top line under “Mundo Maya”) SCROLL, THEN CLICK on “MAYA NAVIGATORS”. 1. What kind of boats were found in the Belize and Mexican Caribbean? 2. Where were they going? 3. What goods did the boats return with? 4. Who first recorded the sea going trade of the Maya?

5. Describe the craft that this person saw. SCROLL TO “NOW AND THEN, PARAGRAPH 5”. CLICK on “The principal TRADE ROUTE”. http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/history/popnavigators/pop7.htm On the map below, outline the sea route used by the Maya. Using the scale, approximately how many miles did the Maya travel on the sea? __________________________________________

SCROLL TO “NAVIGATION”. Fill in the blanks. The Maya were thoroughly familiar with _________________________ of the Caribbean. When heading for ________________, for example, they __________________________slipping into currents running south. Staying __________________ also meant they could avoid the reefs and its breakers. On the return trip they ____________________ __________________, looking for what would later be called the Gulf Stream,________________________________________. The Maya sailed ______________________, and took every precaution to safeguard cargo and crew; nevertheless, travel by water was ____________________. Throughout the summer and early winter the region is subject to ___________________________, and from December to January to nortes, a kind of winter storm caused by cold fronts moving into the area from the north with winds of up to ______________________ per hour. GO TO http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/history/popnavigators/pop9.htm Make one observation about how the Maya “hugged the coast”. _____________________________________________________________ GO TO http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/history/popnavigators/pop6.htm 1. Why are the Maya called “The Phoenicians of Mesoamerica”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GO TO http://www.american-indians.net/empires.htm SCROLL TO “MAYAS” 1. Why have the Mayas been called “the Greeks of the New World”? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. What have the Greeks been called? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GO TO http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/images/worl_map.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/world.html&h=407&w=272&sz=32&hl=en&start=30&tbnid=ZLFn0U1GVOwbyM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=84&prev=/images%3Fq=MAYA+CIVILIZATION+ 1. What modern day countries are included in the ancient Maya civilization? a.____________________________________________________________b.____________________________________________________________ c.____________________________________________________________d.____________________________________________________________ e.____________________________________________________________

GO TO http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=8D58FCF0-39F0-40E6-AB71-2F45A48D9F21 (USER ID: csms_student PASSWORD: csms_student) CLICK “VIDEO SEGMENTS”. Watch segments 1-5. 1. What happened to the Maya books? 2. What was a key element in Mayan culture? 3. What was in the middle of Mayan cities? 4. What evidence shows that the Maya had a vast trading area? 5. What caused the decline of the Mayan Cities?

Write a brief summary about the Maya’s cities, roads, and sea routes. End with a strong, “Beyond the Lines”, critical thinking statement about the Maya. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________