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Title: POWERPOINT JEOPARDY


1
Maya Civilization
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Maya Facts The Pokta-Pok 8 Features Big Ideas Vocabulary
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Question 1 - 10
  • These cities were founded by the Mayans on the
    Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

4
Answer 1 10
  • Tikal and Copan

5
Question 1 - 20
  • This is the name of the modern day country where
    the Mayan civilization was located.

6
Answer 1 20
  • Mexico

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Question 1 - 30
  • This is the name for the books made of tree bark
    created by the Mayans.

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Answer 1 30
  • Codex or Codices

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Question 1 - 40
  • Mayans were excellent at this practice. They
    were able to sustain their more than 90,000
    people doing this.

10
Answer 1 40
  • Farming

11
Question 1 - 50
  • The Mayans were experts in this and used the
    information they gathered to decide when to
    attach neighboring tribes. (Often called Star
    Wars)

12
Answer 1 50
  • Astronomy

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Question 2 - 10
  • In this famous Mayan game, only these people were
    allowed to play.

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Answer 2 10
  • Men or boys

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Question 2 - 20
  • In Pokta-Pok, this was used to score goals.

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Answer 2 20
  • 5 pound rubber ball

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Question 2 - 30
  • The winner of a Pokta-Pok game was often rewarded
    with these.

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Answer 2 30
  • Clothing

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Question 2 - 40
  • If you lost the game, look out! This might
    happen to you and your team

20
Answer 2 40
  • You would be sacrificed.

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Question 2 - 50
  • Besides the Mayans, this other ancient
    civilization also played a game similar to
    Pokta-Pok.

22
Answer 2 50
  • Aztecs

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Question 3 - 10
  • The Mayans were divided into these small groups.

24
Answer 3 10
  • Tribes

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Question 3 - 20
  • When worshiping, the Mayans performed THESE, some
    of the time.

26
Answer 3 20
  • Human sacrifices

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Question 3 - 30
  • Name two specific jobs found in the Mayan empire.

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Answer 3 30
  • Farmers
  • Merchants
  • Artisans
  • Warriors
  • Priests

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Question 3 - 40
  • In Mayan society, these people were in the lowest
    or poorest class of people.

30
Answer 3 40
  • Slave and servants

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Question 3 - 50
  • Mayans kept detailed written records in THESE.

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Answer 3 50
  • A codex, or codices.

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Question 4 - 10
  • The Mayans built a great empire, but were
    conquered by THIS country over time.

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Answer 4 10
  • Spain

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Question 4 - 20
  • THIS group of people developed complex trade
    system that included large market places and
    trading among different tribes.

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Answer 4 20
  • The Mayans

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Question 4 - 30
  • Name two achievements attributed to the Mayans.

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Answer 4 30
  • Calendar
  • Writing with phonetic sounds
  • Using a base-20 system
  • First record of using 0

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Question 4 - 40
  • The Mayan hieroglyphics are similar to this
    civilization that also used symbols to stand for
    sounds. They can write anything they can say.

40
Answer 4 40
  • Americans, english-speakers

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Question 4 - 50
  • This special job in the Mayan civilization helped
    to coordinate times of war and times of peace.

42
Answer 4 50
  • Astronomers

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Question 5 - 10
  • This was game played with a 5 pound rubber ball
    and vertical hoop.

44
Answer 5 10
  • Pokta-Pok

45
Question 5 - 20
  • This is a developed group of people with 8
    features to identify them.

46
Answer 5 20
  • Civilization

47
Question 5 - 30
  • This is a crop similar to corn found in the Mayan
    empire.

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Answer 5 30
  • Maize

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Question 5 - 40
  • This is the name for a picture or symbol used in
    writing.

50
Answer 5 40
  • Hieroglyphics

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Question 5 - 50
  • This is the name for part of Central America
    where the Mayan Civilization was found.

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Answer 5 50
  • Yucatan Peninsula
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