TCI - The Maya

Front

Which time period does this list best describe?
The Maya abandoned many of their cities.
The Maya carried out larger and larger wars.
Maya civilization produced few great cultural achievements.

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Post-Classic Maya

Front

When the cities of the southern lowlands collapsed, what took their place?

Back

jungle

Front

What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?

Back

It wore out the soil.

Front

Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to farm in the mountains?

Back

terraces

Front

What was an important use of the Sacred Round?

Back

to determine when to plant crops

Front

How was the jaguar important to the Maya?

Back

It was a feature of their religion.

Front

When a Maya couple first married, where did they go to live?

Back

to the home of the wife's parents, where her husband would work for them

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When did the Maya first give a girl tools for spinning and weaving?

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when she was three-months old

Front

Which of these foods would have been new to the Maya when it was introduced from Europe after 1500? beans, squash, sugar, chocolate

Back

sugar

Front

Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role of the priests?

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to foretell the future