How do I find out about the city states of the Mayans and ... · The first known Mayan writing is produced. The first temple is built in Cerros. The Maya begin their most powerful

To know that the Mayan civilisation was organised in city states

To know that Mayan society was organised in a pyramid system with high and low ranks

Describe the roles of different members of Mayan society

Create a pyramid depicting this system

• society

• decisions

• in charge

• states

• organised

• groups

• democracy

• Monarchy

• subjects

• nobles

How do I find out about the city states of the Mayans and how society was organised?

Lesson 3

Quick recap on the timeline of the

Mayans…

Task:

Create a pyramid to show how Mayan society was organised.

You can draw your own pyramid or use the one provided to help you or you can print it and put each member of society in the correct place on the pyramid.

Then describe what each person’s role in society was.

What have we found out about the

Mayans so far?

What questions would you still like to find answers

to?

Plenary:

Which member of Mayan society would

you prefer to be and why?

Next lesson…

You will find out about Mayan religion

and beliefs.