Maya Test Review

Maya Test Review

Multiple Choice

The Mayans lived in what present day country?

• United States

• South America

• Mexico

• Peru

Multiple Choice

The Mayans lived in a rainforest.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Mayan leaders lived in ____.

• pyramids

• palaces

• temples

• huts

Multiple Choice

The Mayans built city-states in all of the following countries except...

• Mexico

• Guatemala

• Belize

• United States

Multiple Choice

The Mayans cut out the sides of mountains and built flat areas to farm. This is called...

• terrace farming

• slash and burn farming

• floating gardens

• chinampas

Multiple Choice

Because the Mayans lived in the rainforest, they often had to cut down trees and burn the land for farming. This is called ____.

• terrace farming

• slash and burn farming

• floating gardens

• forest farming

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Mayans worshipped many gods.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Large sinkholes filled with fresh water are called ____.

• chinampas

• cenotes

• swamps

• geysers

Multiple Choice

Which invention did the Mayans not create?

• calendar

• zero

• codices

• wheel

Multiple Choice

The Mayans used many symbols called _____ in their writing.

• stelaes

• codices

• glyphs

• cenotes

Multiple Choice

The Maya wrote information in books known as...

• the calendar stone

• glyphs

• codices

• cenotes

Multiple Choice

The Mayans had one single ruler over their entire empire.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which TWO groups of people were in the highest social class?

• warriors

• farmers

• priests

• nobles

• servants

Multiple Choice

Which part of the body could not be used when playing Ulama?

• head

• hands

• knees

• elbows

Multiple Choice

Who typically participated in the ball games?

• nobles

• warriors

• prisoners of war

• kings