"Lost World of the Maya"

Video #5

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Don't forget to provide a critique at the end which explains and supports your assessment of the video.

1. When was the most recent Mayan violent uprising?
   
   
2. What does the sign of the cross symbolize in a cemetery?
   
   
3. During the "day of the dead" celebration what is the significance of yellow flowers and pine needles? In other words, what do they symbolize or mean?
   
   
4. What is the significance of the blond boy in the video?
   
   
5. What group is prohibited from entering the "god houses"?
   
   
6. What does the god "pod" represent? When it is burned, what is supposed to happen?
   
   
7. What is deemed to be the biggest overall threat to the continuing Mayan culture in the modern world?

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