Eng 05

1. Mayan
Pyramids

2. Forwhatreasonweretheybuilt?
Whobuilttheme?
Wherearetheylocated?
ThingsIwanttoknowaboutthemayan
pyramids
● Themostfamousones.
● Whichisthebiggestone?

3. ● Forwhatreasonweretheybuilt?
Twotypesofpyramidswereconstructed:oneforsacrificialritualsandthesecondforsacred
ceremonies.ManyMayanpyramidsalsoroseabovethejungletoserveaslandmarksforthepeople.

4. ● Whobuilttheme?Thepeoplebuiltthemayanpyramids.It’sbelievedthatinEgypt itwasslaveswhobuiltthepyramidsbutthat
wasnotthecasewiththeMayanPyramids.Itseemskindofunknownwhobuiltthemit’susuallyjust
mentionedanditalwaysjustsays“themayanpeople“maybeitwasjustajobormaybetheentirecity'sbuilt
thepyramidstogether.

5. ● Wherearetheylocated?
MostoftheMayanPyramidsarelocatedinMexico,somearealsolocatedinPeru.
ButthereareMayanpyramidsalloverLatinAmerica.

6. ● Themostfamousone
OneofthemostpopularpyramidstovisitistheElCastillo.It’salsosaidtobethemostbeautiful
one.It’sspecialbecauseonallfoursidesofthepyramidtherearestairwaysthatleadtothetop.Each
stairwayhas91stepswhichadsupto365,theamountofdaysinayear.
Peopleusedtobeallowedtoclimbupthepyramidbutin2006awomanfelltoherdeathandit’sno
longerapossibilitytoclimbit.

7. ● Thesecondmostfamousmayanpyramid
ThesecondmostbeautifulandfamousonisTikal.TheTikalpyramidswaslocatedinoneofthe
biggestmayancities.Aroundthepyramidstherearealotofrestoredbuildings.TherearesixPyramids
andthelargestoneis72metershigh.ThesePyramidsyouareallowedtoclimbandtheveiwisamazing
fromthetop.

8. ● Whichisthebiggestmayanpyramid?
ThelargestMayanPyramidiscalledtheCholulaPyramidandit’slocatedinthePuebla-TlaxcalaValleyofthe
centralMexicanhighlands. It’s450mx450mwideand60mhighandithasavolumeatatotalof4.45million
m³.Thepyramidisalsofilledwithtunnels.WhenthespanisharrivedTheythoughtthepyramidwasjusta
hillsincethepyramidwasburied.Theythoughtitwastheperfectspotfortheirchurch.Soontopofthe
largestMayanpyramidisaChurch.Thepyramidisalsofilledwithtunnels.