Daily Life of the Ancient Mayans

Daily Life of the Ancient Mayans

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In this lesson we shall explore the Daily life of the Ancient Mayans

Multiple Choice

The Maya loved to wear large hats and headdresses.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

They made all types of food from -.............. including tortillas, porridge, and even drinks.

• rice

• wheat

• maize

• millet

Multiple Choice

What did the clothing of the Mayan depend …

• on the tailors who make their clothes.

• on the region they lived in and their social status.

• on the weather of region they lived.

Multiple Choice

The term manta was used in today’s lesson.

It means …

• a long skirt

• a blanket wrapped around the upper body

• a kind of coat

• a top

Multiple Choice

If you were a Mayan noble or king you lived inside the city in large palaces made from stone.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Where did the farmers live?

• outside the city

• in the heart of the city

Multiple Choice

In many areas the Mayan built their huts on top of platforms made of dirt or stone in order to

• prevent their houses getting flooded due to heavy rains

• protect themselves of wild animals

• have a better view of their surrounding

• guard their farms

Multiple Choice

Although much of the Maya life was spent doing ........... ........., they did enjoy entertainment as well.

• no work

• hard work

• light work

​EXTN - Imagine you are a Mayan farmer living in the Yucatan peninsula, write a record entry in first person explaining a day in your life. You need to write your response neatly in the notebook. Browse the following link https://mayas.mrdonn.org/farmers.html read carefully the information needed to write your response.

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