THE MAYA
BY: MATTHEW SHIRK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Architecture Gods Housing Weapons/warfare Art Essay Journal entry Glossary
INTRODUCTUN These pages are about the Maya. They were so good at art there houses were covered in art! So keep reading to find out more.
Architecture What did the Maya do in their spare time? They made architecture. Their ARCHITECTURE spanned for many thousands of years. Their pyramids took a long time to build. They made BIG pyramids. There most famous pyramid Chichen Itza is one of the 7 wonders of the world. Chichen Itza is a famous word tour site. That is your research about the Maya architecture.
GODS Did the Maya have gods? Yes the Maya had gods. There were 13 main Mayan GODS from the heavens. The Maya worshiped them every single day. The stars and crops had their own gods. The god’s mood changed throughout the day. The most important gods were Chaac god of thunder, Ixchel god of rain, and Ah Puch god of death. That is all the research I can give you on the gods.
HOUSES
What houses did they have? Adobe houses. The houses took a long time to build. The housing sometimes had a wood floor. They were protected from rain and snow. That is all the research that I could give for their housing.
WEAPONS/WARFARE What kind of weapons/warfare did they have? The wars separated kingdoms. They made spears with obsidian tips. They also made red, green, and blue arrows. There wars were based upon the gods. The wars would separate kingdoms. Now you know about the Maya warfare.
ART What kind of art did the Maya have? They made STELA. They carved into obsidian. They also called there sculptures stela. They mainly contained HYROGLIEPHICS. They also traded with the Navajo for their artwork. They gave their artwork to the king. This is what their artwork was about.
ESSAY The Maya were able to adapt to their environment because they made good housing, they had good weapons, and they used their resources well. One reason the Maya were able to adapt to their environment is they made good housing. For example, they put grass and sod on their roofs to protect from rain. They also made them out of adobe. They packed their walls together with mud. A second reason the awesome Maya adapted to their environment was they made good weapons, for example, they would make very accurate bows. They also made spear tips out of obsidian. There arrows were very sharp. One last reason the awesome Maya adapted to their environment was they used resources well. For example they used the earth to make adobe. They also used clay to make pottery. They used obsidian to make stela. That’s 3 reasons the Maya adapted to their environment.
JOURNAL ENTRY December 25th, 2012 I do not like how the step pyramid is turning out. I am going to finish this even if I get hurt doing it! The pyramid is almost done one day later. CRASH. Oh no the last block broke. It took 5 hours to fix it. The pyramid is completed.
GLOSSARY HYROGLIEPHICS- A form of writing in pictures. ARCHETICTURE- A form of building. GOD- A thing people worship. WARFARE- something that can last a long time. STELA- a form of art the Maya did.
About the author My name is Matthew shirk. I like the Denver Broncos, starwars, and minecraft. I am 9 years old and I live in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. In my free time I like to play on my Xbox 360. I have 3 fish in an aquarium. I have 5 members in my family. I have a huge collection of Legos in my walk-in closet. I like to build huge buildings with my Legos. I like to watch broncos’ games. I love to watch back to the future. I like to eat pizza, I like to eat tacos to, and I love Buffalo wings with hot sauce. I also like to eat chocolate milkshakes. I watch YouTube. I drink root beer. I like to watch uncle grandpa, secret mountain fort awesome, and Pokémon. I like to say this, “I choose you Pikachu!” I like to watch tv.