Maya Achievements Vocabulary

1. Architecture- The art or practice of designing and constructing

buildings.

2. Masonry- Stonework. The Mayas built pyramids using stones.

3. Copan- Mayan city in Honduras of about 25,000 people.

4. Tikal- One of the largest Mayan cities, with a population of
70,000. It dates to the first century A.D.

5. El Mirador- Large pre-Columbian Maya settlement, located in

the north of Guatemala.

6. Vigesimal System- Base 20 numerical system based on twenty.

7. Chichen Itza- A large pre-Columbian city built by the Mayas
near the end of the Classic period. It is located in the southern
state of Yucatan in Mexico.

8. Tzolkin- The sacred or ritual calendar of the Maya. It had a cycle

of 260 days and marked the ceremonial life of people.

9. Observatories- Location used for observing terrestrial or

celestial events.
10. Astronomer- An expert in or student of astronomy.