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The Mayans produced a remarkable ceremonial architecture that still inspires awe today. The ceremonial centers usually consisted of pyramidal mounds with temples or other buildings on top. These structures was built of stone rubble and lime concrete. The exterior façade was faced with finished limestone blocks or stucco. Carved wood was used for door lintels. A corbel-like vault was developed that required very heavy walls and narrow interior spaces. Windows, if present at all, were very small. Both the interior and exterior walls were colorfully painted. Many of the structures acted as astronomical markers to track the movement of the heavenly bodies.
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Which of the following statements best describes ancient Mayan cities?
Complex calenders with incredible accuracy
What are the scientific contributions in the Mayan Empire?
An amazingly accurate calendar--the modern world didn't surpass it in accuracy until the 1960s. Architecture and astronomy--
Contributions of the Mesoamerican civilization?
Mayan - architecture (pyramids and places), calendar, numbering system with "0" Aztec - medical advances Inca - communication and medicine
What did the Mayan's invent?
Terraced walls to help farming: step like ledges cut into a mountainside where they would grow crops. The Mayan calendar They are know for the first created fully know language, sophisticated art, architecture, and their mathematical and astronomic system (how they made the Mayan calendar)
What were the three periods of Mayan civilation?
The three periods were: Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic.
Where was the center of Mayan architecture?
Merida, with an accentt over the e
What 12-letter word was notable in Mayan Cities?
Chapter 11: Early Meso-American Civilizations5 down is ARCHITECTURE.
What is Maya architecture like in Maya?
Mayan,,, they really didnt have to any influence elsewhere
Which of the following statements best describes ancient Mayan cities?
Complex calenders with incredible accuracy
What The massive architecture of what Mesoamerican civilization is awe inspiring to look at because they built it without the use of metal tools or the wheel?
Mayan
The massive architecture of what Mesoamerican civilization is awe-inspiring to look at because they built it without the use of metal tools or the wheel?
Mayan
What are the scientific contributions in the Mayan Empire?
An amazingly accurate calendar--the modern world didn't surpass it in accuracy until the 1960s. Architecture and astronomy--
Which group correctly identifies the locations of major civilizations in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?
A. Mayan B.Inca C.Olmec D.Aztec
Contributions of the Mesoamerican civilization?
Mayan - architecture (pyramids and places), calendar, numbering system with "0" Aztec - medical advances Inca - communication and medicine
What is the Harvey mudd college mascot?
Wally Wart A character based on the wall "warts" that grace the neo-mayan (aka Neo Gulag) architecture of the campus.
What did the Mayan's invent?
Terraced walls to help farming: step like ledges cut into a mountainside where they would grow crops. The Mayan calendar They are know for the first created fully know language, sophisticated art, architecture, and their mathematical and astronomic system (how they made the Mayan calendar)
What were the three periods of Mayan civilation?
The three periods were: Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic.
