Year 5 History 6.1.21

Use sources of evidence to deduce information about the past.

• Look for clues in the pictures.

• Look for clues in any ones you are familiar with.

• Make connections with things you already know.

• Relate learning to prior knowledge

The Maya What can you say about this image?

What is this?

Who do you think built it?

When do you think it was built?

Who were the Maya Civilisation?

When did they live?

Indigenous people means the first people who lived in any region, and not later immigrants.

The Maya were an indigenous civilisation who lived in Mexico and Central America. The Maya civilisation came into being around 2000 BC but the Classic Period from around AD 200 onwards was when their cities became large and powerful.

By AD 900, the major cities of Palanque, Tikal and Copan had been mysteriously abandoned. No one knows why.

Where did they live?

Mexico and Central America

What are they known for?

• • • • • •

They were expert astronomers They were great mathematicians They were skilled architects They were great warriors They were active merchants They had a developed social structure • They were very religious

How do we know?

What sources of evidence can we use to research the past?

Primary sources: Primary sources are original first-hand accounts of an event, topic or historical time period.

Secondary sources: A secondary source is a second-hand account that interprets primary sources. They often use primary sources as the basis for their content.

We can use artefacts to find out more information about the Maya civilisation.

What could this be?

Why do you think this?

What could it be used for?

I think this is a hoop to use in some kind of sport. I think this because it looks a bit like a basketball hoop.

A

D

B

E

C

F

What do you think each of the artefacts are?

What do you think they were used for?

Why do you think this?

I think this artefact could be….

I believe it was used for…

I think this because…

Challenge: How are these sources similar or different to the sources we investigated when learning about Ancient Greece?

A

B

Clue: When’s your birthday?

D Clue: Not quite a crown!

C

Clue: A way of making lots of notes.

Clue: Hole in one!

E Clue: Similar to a shin pad.

F Clue: Probably not dishwasher safe.

C

A

B Maya Calendar

Hoop for Pok-A-Tok (a ball game)

Ocharina (musical instrument) Maya ocharina figure from Honduras, c. 200 - 500 AD.

D

Mayan Jade Pendant Several of these pendants were tied together at the waist and worn as part of a king's formal attire.

E Stone protective gear.

This was worn to protect athletes during ball games.

F Maya earthen vessel.

The inscription indicates that a king drank a special cocoa out of this cup.