The Mayans, the Rise of Islam, and the West African Empires

CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS – PART III

The Maya

Yucatan Peninsula

Region

Mayan Cities

The Mayans – Click Here for a Video on Mayan Daily Life

Mayan Agriculture

Above: Mayan ball court

Left: Mayan pyramid

Above: Maize is

the heart of Mayan

agriculture

Right: Yum Kax,

the Mayan maize god

Many Gods

The MayansWriting and Mathematics

Pictured above are the corn god (left ) and the rain god

(right)

Above: Mayan glyphs

Left: Mayan glyph calendar

THE BIRTH OF ISLAMMecca, Saudi Arabia

Muhammad

The symbol of Islam, the crescent and star

Spread of Islam

The Quran

The Beliefs of Islam

The 5 Pillars

Above: The QuranRight: the Grand

MosqueBelow: the Hajj

pilgrimage

Contributions

Kingdoms

Islam Continued

Ghana and Mali

WEST AFRICAN EMPIRES

Picture CitationsSlide 2

mayankids.comSlide 3

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Slide 4 river-styx.net en.wikipedia.org

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