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Time Zones 4 Unit 7 Reading Maya Mysteries

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