Mayan 玛雅文明精讲课件.ppt
-,1,MAYAN CIVILIZATION,玛雅文明,Present by : 吴泽敏 史晓桐刘敏怡 胡佳昕,-,2,Some films and television works,-,3,ORIGIN,玛雅起源,-,4,The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican（中美洲），noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas as well as its art，architecture , mathematical and astronomical systems .,Maya History,-,5,Initially established during the preclassic period many of these reached their apogee（顶点）of development during the classic period ，and continued throughout the post classic period until the arrival of the Spainish . At its peak ，it was one of the most densely (密集地)populated dynamic societies in the world.,Maya History,-,6,origin,玛雅起源,Brief IntroductionGeographical ExtentWest borders Pacific Ocean fertile plainYucatan PeninsulaCenotes (excavated caverns) for water in east,-,7,RELIGION,玛雅宗教,啊,-,8,religion,玛雅宗教,啊,Religion interwinds culture life.宗教与文化生活息息相关。 The capital of a city-state is also the center of religions.城邦的首都同样也是宗教的中心。 Mayan have great faith in religion.玛雅人对宗教的信仰坚定不移。They worship helios, rain god, god of death, god of grain, Mars, god of corn etc. 他们崇拜太阳神、雨神、五谷神、死神、战神、玉米神等。,-,9,MYSTERY RELIC,玛雅神秘文物,-,10,Mystery relic,玛雅神秘文物,Crystal,skull,-,11,Death mask,Mystery relic,玛雅神秘文物,-,12,CHARACTER AND NUMBER,玛雅文字数字,-,13,character,玛雅文字,啊,Mayan glyphs First appeared Ca. the Christian era 800 hieroglyphs translated Mainly represent days, months, numbers, directions, colors and deities. Most of them recorded on stone tablet石碑, plank木板, pottery and books。,-,14,character,玛雅文字,啊,A set of syllabic glyphs, each chracter contains four syllabaries. somewhat similar in function to modern Japanese writing.,-,15,Math,玛雅数学,Math based on multiples of 200, 1, 25, 610, 1115, 16,-,16,CALENDAR,玛雅历法,啊,-,17,calendar,玛雅历法,啊,Complex calendar system the Tzolkin卓金历 260 days a cycle 太阴历 6 months a cycle the lunar calendar 阴月历 29 or 30 days a cycle the solar calendar 太阳历 365 days a cycle,-,18,calendar,玛雅历法,啊,Amazing!地球年 Now 365.2422 days， Mayan 365.2420 days。金星年 The time that Venus turn a round at the sun. Now 584 days Mayan 583.92 days,-,19,calendar,玛雅历法,啊,Primary lifeButAccurate math,astronomy,calendarMystery,-,20,meaning,玛雅研究启示,8世纪末-9世纪末 玛雅文明毁灭：Maya civilization in that region had collapsed ,the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned原因不得而知,众人观点：exhaust the environment around them that it could no longer sustain a very large population.,constant warfare among competing city-states led the complicated military, family and trade alliances between them to break down, along with the traditional system of dynastic power.,As the stature of the holy lords diminished, their complex traditions of rituals and ceremonies dissolved into chaos. Finally, some catastrophic environmental changelike an extremely long, intense period of droughtmay have wiped out the Classic Maya civilization.,-,21,meaning,玛雅研究启示,overpopulation, overuse of the land, endemic warfare and drought,So what lessons can we draw from the Mayan civilization collapse?harmony between countries.,-,22,meaning,玛雅研究启示,do something to care about our mother world.,the overpopulation.,-,23,玛雅文明,Present by : 吴泽敏 史晓桐刘敏怡 胡佳昕,MAYAN CIVILIZATION,Thank you！,
