Friday, November 8, 2013

Friday, November 8 Class DIscussion

Maya Civilization

Maya Peoples

Maya Architecture


The above articles were to be read and discussed.  The questions that follow were meant to guide the discussion and each student should turn in responses, based on his or her reading and discussion.

Maya Articles Discussion                                Name 
***Write five or more sentences based on your individual reading and group discussion.

1.     From whose perspective are these articles written?  Are there other perspectives that would help you understand your topic better? If you were researching the Maya, what other information and/or perspectives would you seek and why?











2.     Based on your article, what types of priorities do you think the Maya people had for their lives (politics? religion? status? wealth? community? family? war? peace?)  What evidence leads you to your opinion?














3.     What information have you gathered about modern-day Maya?  How does the info about the historical Maya (the ones of the past) complement your study of modern language and culture of Hispanoamerica and Spain?

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