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Time Zones 4 Unit 7 Reading Maya Mysteries

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  • bảo vệ, defend, safeguard
    Protect, verb
  • chôn cất, interred, entombed
    Buried, verb
  • trốn thoát, fled, evaded
    Escaped, verb
  • What is the main topic of the text?
    The mysterious disappearance of the ancient Maya civilization
  • What did the Maya in Tikal likely experience in their city's last days?
    Hunger, tiredness, and fear
  • What is the name of one of the greatest Maya cities?
    Tikal
  • đột ngột, abruptly, unexpectedly
    Suddenly, adverb
  • What are some of the possible reasons for the Maya's disappearance according to archeologists?
    Disaster, disease, drought, war, and social unrest
  • phức tạp, intricate, complicated
    Complex, adjective
  • What was the peak period of the Maya civilization?
    650 years
  • tàn tích, remains, wreckage
    Ruins, noun
  • yếu đuối, feeble, fragile
    Weak, adjective
  • dựa vào, depended on, counted on
    Relied on, verb phrase
  • yêu cầu, insisted on, required
    Demanded, verb
  • What might have caused drought in Tikal?
    Lack of rain
  • làm sáng tỏ, solve, resolve
    Unravel, verb
  • dân số, inhabitants, community
    Population, noun
  • nhà khảo cổ học, excavators, antiquarians
    Archeologists, noun
  • điều bí ẩn, enigmas, secrets
    Mysteries, noun
  • What is the purpose of the author's journey to Central America?
    To understand what happened to the Maya civilization
  • What is the name of the city that was attacked by invaders?
    Cancuén
  • What is the author's perspective on the Maya civilization?
    Negative
    Humorous
    Fascinated
    Neutral
  • khó hiểu, mysterious, baffling
    Puzzling, adjective
  • cổ xưa, very old, prehistoric
    Ancient, adjective
  • xung đột, dispute, struggle
    Conflict, noun
  • nền văn minh, society, culture
    Civilization, noun
  • Find the word researchers Paragraph and Line Number
    Para B Line 5
  • What is the current state of many Maya cities?
    They are covered by trees and plants and are now ruins
  • nạn đói, starvation, food shortage
    Famine, noun
  • núi lửa, volcanic mountain
    Volcano, noun
  • Find the word visited Paragraph and Line Number
    Para C Line 3
  • chính, chủ yếu, significant, principal
    Major, adjective
  • thảm họa, catastrophe, calamity
    Disaster, noun
  • đe dọa, endangered, jeopardized
    Threatened, verb
  • hình dung, pictured, envisioned
    Imagined, verb
  • bị bỏ hoang, deserted, forsaken
    Abandoned, adjective
  • Why do you think the author visited Mayan cities and talked to archeologists?
    To gather information and gain insights into the Maya civilization
  • Why do you think the Maya might have lost faith in their leaders during the drought?
    Because their leaders were believed to have control over the weather and the people's well-being
  • What does the author's use of imagery in describing the invasion suggest?
    The author is trying to create a vivid (real) and emotional picture of the event
  • dẫn đến, causing, resulting in
    Leading to, verb phrase
  • How many major buildings did Tikal have?
    About 3,000
  • tòa nhà, structures, edifices
    Buildings, noun
  • lân cận, adjacent, nearby
    Neighboring, adjective
  • động đất, tremor, quake
    Earthquake, noun
  • manh mối, hints, indications
    Clues, noun
  • What did the invaders do to the city leaders?
    They killed them and threw their bodies into a pool
  • Find the word queen Paragraph and Line Number
    Para E Line 6
  • Find the word experts Paragraph and Line Number
    Para F Line 3
  • What happened to the Maya in Cancuén after the invasion?
    They escaped into the rain forest
  • có giá trị, precious, costly
    Valuable, adjective
  • đỉnh điểm, height, apex
    Peak, noun
  • sụp đổ, fall apart, disintegrate
    Collapse, verb
  • bằng chứng, proof, indication
    Evidence, noun
  • kéo dài, extended, lengthy
    Prolonged, adjective
  • Find the word volcano Paragraph and Line Number
    Para B Line 2
  • What evidence does the text provide to support the idea that the Maya were a highly advanced civilization?
    The construction of large and complex cities, including temples, palaces, and astronomical observatories
  • Find the word suddenly Paragraph and Line Number
    Para A Line 5
  • Find the word soldiers Paragraph and Line Number
    Para D Line 6
  • lan rộng, expand, proliferate
    Spread, verb
  • Find the word drinking Paragraph and Line Number
    Para E Line 3
  • tinh vi, phức tạp, advanced, complex
    Sophisticated, adjective
  • lật đổ, topple, depose
    Overthrow, verb
  • What is the overall tone of the text?
    Curious and inquisitive
  • đói, famished, starving
    Hungry, adjective
  • Specific Detail Questions
  • bên trong, inside, domestic
    Internal, adjective
  • khan hiếm, limited, insufficient
    Scarce, adjective
  • kẻ xâm lược, attackers, conquerors
    Invaders, noun
  • nông nghiệp, farming, cultivation
    Agriculture, noun
  • hồ chứa nước, water storage, basins
    Reservoirs, noun
  • nghiêm trọng, harsh, extreme
    Severe, adjective
  • sự tưới tiêu, watering, drainage
    Irrigation, noun
  • Where are the Maya cities located?
    In the rain forests of Central America
  • giả thuyết, hypotheses, speculations
    Theories, noun
  • sự biến mất, vanishing, extinction
    Disappearance, noun
  • What can you infer about the invaders' motives based on the text?
    They may have been seeking resources or power
  • How long ago were the Maya cities abandoned?
    About a thousand years ago
  • mệt mỏi, weary, exhausted
    Tired, adjective
  • bị mất, lạc, disappeared, vanished
    Lost, adjective
  • What did the Maya believe about their leaders?
    That they were gods
  • Find the word incredible Paragraph and Line Number
    Para A Line 3
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