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The Maya: what made the Maya so distinctive?
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I can describe what archaeologists found at the Copán tomb.
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I can describe Mesoamerica and the cities the Maya built there.
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I can explain why bloodletting was important to the Maya.
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I can explain why calendars were so important to the Maya.
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I can explain why cacao and maize were so important to the Maya.
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I can describe the similarities between the Maya and other early civilisations alongside the things that made them so distinctive.
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