Maya Discussion

q How do anthropologists define Mesoamerica?

q List three non-Mayan cultures of Mesoamerica

q What was the largest city in Mexico before the Christian era?

q When was the period of greatest sophistication in the civilizations of Mesoamerica?

q What were two major astronomical achievements of the Maya?

q What was the greatest mathematical achievement?

q According to Aveni , how did the Maya chart the constellations?

q What is the evidence that the Maya knew how to predict eclipses?

q What is the evidence that the Maya knew how to predict the position of Venus?

q With what degree of accuracy were the Maya able to follow the path of Venus?

q What did the Maya call Venus?

q What was Venus called in central Mexico?

q How is the way in which the Maya studied the stars similar to modern scientific research and how is it different?