Maya Culture Flashcard

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How did Mayans punish people for crimes in the community?

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Pay restitution by doing work for the community or the person they wronged

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Indigenous

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A group of people who have lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders

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How would a traditional culture be described? What did they base the way of life on?

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Living the way the ancestors lived

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How did most Mayan children learn traditional skills?

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From their parents

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What group of people used slash and burn techniques? Options: Urban developers, Subsistence farmers, Industrial workers, Fishermen

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Subsistence farmers

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Mayan markets adapted to a modern world by starting to use what to replace barter?

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Money

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What religion did the Maya blend with their own religious beliefs?

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Catholicism

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What two countries are the Maya found primarily today?

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Mexico and Guatemala

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Some Maya farmers had to adapt to modern life by doing what?
Options: Moving to cities, Working on farms not owned by the family, Starting their own businesses, Learning new languages

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Working on farms not owned by the family

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Name 4-6 things that Maya homes and people have done to adapt to modern way of life.

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Appliances, televisions, gas stoves, cars, using money, working for wages