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Tikal

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Hannah Geiger

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Tikal National Park

By: Hannah Geiger

Learning Targets

I can tell where Tikal

National Park is located.

I can explain Tikal National

Park's importance to history.

History:Tikal National Park

  • Tikal National Park is the largest evacuated site. The acient city was abandonded by the Mayans over 1000 years ago. Now it is located in Guatemala surrounded by 222 square miles of jungle. Tikal means city of voices. The National Park was named Tikal because of the way that the great plaza, one of the many breath taking places in Tikal, was built. The Great Plaza was built so everyone could hear the words of someone standing on top of the 2 main temples.

The Mayans began to build Tikal in 600 B.C. and includes more than 3,000 structures; some of which being temples, like the great plaza, palaces, like the bat palace, ball courts, cerimonial stages and more.

The Great Plaza

The Great Plaza is the most discovered area and was also the most used area before evacuation. The Great Plaza is home to both Temple I, Temple II and many smaller temples. In the Great Plaza announcments were delivered to the people by being announced at the top of temple I or II. But the Great Plaza is only one of the 3,000 sites in Tikal National Park.

Quiz Time!

1. Which tribe did Tikal belong to?

2.Where is Tikal located?

3.How many sites are there at Tikal?

4.What does Tikal mean? Why?

5.When did the tribe begin to build Tikal?

1.The Mayans.

2.Guatemala.

3.Over 3,000 sites.

4a.Tikal means city of voices.

4b.Because of the way the city was built, The Great Plaza was made so that everyone in the city could hear someone from the top of either Temple I or Temple II.

5. 600 B.C.

Scorces:

  • http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2063938038_0e276cb24e.jpg
  • http://www.enjoyguatemala.com/tikal.htm
  • http://www.tikalpark.com/
  • http://sites.naturalsciences.org/education/belize/2007/images/002%20-%20Young%20Howler%20Monkey.jpg
  • http://hedweb.com/animimag/parrot.jpg
  • http://library.thinkquest.org/5053/SouthAmerica/jaguar.jpg
  • http://www.aaanativearts.com/ancient-indians/pyramids_of_Tikal.jpg
  • http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/600/belize_0474.JPG
  • http://prezi.com/c4fsfmcq_lum/edit/#7

Tikal's creatures

Tikal is home to many animals including howler monkeys, parrots, jaguars and more.

Guiding Quesion

What is Tikal?