The Time Compass: The Mayas
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesStudents learn of Mayan jaguar worship, Mayan gods who required human and animal sacrifice, and Mayan mathematicians who understood the use of zero hundreds of years before Arab mathematicians. The intricacies of the Mayan calendar and Mayan glyphs are also explained. Comparisons are made between the timelines of the Mayas, the Crusades, and the European Renaissance.
Media Details
Runtime: 19 minutes 24 seconds
- Topic: Geography, History, Literature
- Subtopic: Ancient History, Children's Literature, South America
- Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 8
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
- Series: The Time Compass
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fun video
Great video
Fun video showing the Mayan culture
Good kid friendly description of the Maya
Great video explaining the Mayan way in a kid friendly manner.