Maya+Outline

Maya Outline Delaney Battle and Sikandar Kazi A. The Maya had many different areas in which they were located. B. The Maya had a variety of landforms by the area where they lived, making the area look serene. C. The places where the Maya lived had lots of tropical plants. D. Some of the crops the Maya grew were considered very sacred. E. The main way the Maya interacted with their environment was hunting. ** II. **** Culture of the Mayans mostly came from nature and was a huge part of the peoples’ lives; religion, art, science, and clothing all contribute to the interesting culture of the Maya ****. **  A. The Mayans had a very unique religion because they believed in more than one god, and performed many intricate rituals, usually performed by the high priest or ruler. B. The art of the Maya express their feeling about nature, the gods, and life through their creative carvings and images of Maya life depicted on pottery, temple walls, and rocks. C. Science and astronomy were expanded by the Maya people and they developed things like the 365 day calendar that we still use today; their science was interesting because it intertwined with their religion. D. The clothing worn by the Mayans were simple, long, flowing, and fit for their lifestyle of long days outdoors. E. The Maya impacted our daily life because their developments in science and astronomy are still valid today. F. The medicine that the Mayans used was influenced by their beliefs. G. Maya people were very educated in mathematics and writing. H. Architecture of the Mayans was very unique because the edifices that they built could tower as high as 200 feet. I. The Maya people played a very special and sacred ball game for recreation. ** III. **** The Mayan occupations, trade, transportation, and agriculture were all crucial parts of the economy, and helped make the civilization greater. **  A. There weren’t many occupations available to the Maya people, but the occupations that were available to them were based on their family ties and their social status. B. The Maya traded many goods locally and long-distance with many different countries through complex trade routes on foot and over water on canoes. C. Transportation of the Maya was very unique because they did not use animals of burden such as horse or oxen like many other civilizations. D. Agriculture provided a steady income for many Maya farmers because they grew an assortment of things. E. Beans were mainly used as Mayan currency. ** IV. ** ** The Maya political system had honorable rulers, strict laws, an ever-changing government, and a complex social class system. **    A. Rulers were chosen through nepotism and were greatly respected and honored in Maya society. B. Government in Maya was very complicated and always changing because of the constant change of rule; each city had their own unique government. C. The social class of a Maya person affected the job, home, and amount of respect a person received. D. The Mayans had very strict laws.
 * The mysterious ancient Maya civilization continues to baffle the world, and they have heavily impacted our life today with their useful geography, astounding culture, flowing economy, and sense of justice in their political system.  **
 * I. Geography of the Maya helped them with their daily lives by supplying them with the things they needed to survive. **