The Ancient Maya Vocabulary Lesson 1

The Ancient Maya Vocabulary Lesson 1

Use with pages 2-11 in The Ancient Maya Book and then complete Benchmark Vocabulary.

Conducted p. 5

The power of the gods also influenced how the Maya conducted trade, waged warfare, and dealt with all other aspects of culture and daily life.

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is conducted?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

What do you think conducted means based on context clues in the sentence?

• behaved

• directed a music performance

• carried out

Conducted

carried out

Advanced

Some historians say the Maya were the most advanced people in this region of the world at the time.

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is advanced in this sentence?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

What word is advanced describing in the sentence?

• region

• people

• time

Advanced

far on or ahead in development or progress

Distinct p. 7

Each had a distinct role to play in Maya society.

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is distinct?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Select

Which of these words are synonyms for distinct?

• definitive

• unique

• fuzzy

• clear

Definitive

recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.