Joaquin Perez Westhill Institute Early World History-April 2010.

Joaquin PerezWesthill Institute

Early World History-April 2010

Earliest occupation (highlands and lowlands) about 13K years ago.

2000 B.C. to 250 AD (Village Farming) 250 AD to 900 AD (Classic Period) 900 AD to 1500s (Post-Classic Period)

The Maya Area

Quiche Maya

CakchiquelMaya

Huaxtecan Maya (Gulf Coast, Tamaulipas) Yucatecan Maya (dominant language

today) Lacandon (Chiapas) Cholan Maya (Central America) Tzeltalans Maya (Chiapas) Kanjobal, Tojolabal, Motozintlec, and

many more.

Mayan Architecture

Temple Pyramids

Palaces

Small huts

http://images.google.com.mx/imgres?imgurl=http://www.anyhere.com/gward/snaps/Yucatan2007/img/MayanHut2_l673.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.anyhere.com/gward/snaps/Yucatan2007/index.html&usg=__YMntd3q5jkVTearxVK9KP4NYLZ0=&h=831&w=1241&sz=363&hl=es&start=6&itbs=1&tbnid=7kEJZQW3-R8ajM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMayan%2Bhuts%26hl%3Des%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1

City States Ritual Centers Large population

Highland: slopes and ridges

Lowlands

Cotton Cocoa Corn

Ga Garden items: papaya, avocado,

sapodilla.

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http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/willow/duck-info3.gif

Warlords: rulers-top

Vassals: foot-soldiers

Merchants Artisans,

serfs Slaves &

war captives

A complete cycle: interlocking 13 numbers with 20 named days

http://web.me.com/kbolman/Ancient_Maya/Ancient_Maya_Cracking_the_Code.html

Astrology

Quetzal feathers Jade

Estimated population Highlands *Guatemala The Yucatan Peninsula Chiapas *Mexico Around the world *caused by war

Thank You

Joaquin Perez Westhill Institute Early World History-April 2010.

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