Maya Quiz

The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...

• War-Leader
• God-King
• Weak-Man
• Priest

Choose the correct order of the Mayan Social Pyramid

• slaves, ruler, peasants, merchants/artisans, nobles/priests
• nobles/priests, slaves, ruler, peasants, artisans/merchants
• Ruler, nobles/priests, merchants/artisans, peasants, slaves
• Rich dudes, poor dudes, average dudes

Mayans carved flat surfaces into the sides of hills to farm the land.  What are these known as?

• hillocks
• flat tops
• terraces
• plateaus

Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  This type of religion is known as

• monotheism
• polytheism

"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound."  This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________. 

• Sanskrit
• Hieroglyphs
• Arabic
• Cyrillic

Why were human sacrifices made?

• too many people loved in the city
• a punishment for not following the rules
• to please the gods
• animals were considered sacred so humans were used

They were among the first people with a symbol for which number?

• 0
• 5
• 10
• 100

Why did they have two separate calendars?

• 1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
• 1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class
• 1 was for the day and the other was for the night
• The different kings could not agree on just one calendar

What led to the demise of the Maya

• possible drought
• possible invasion
• possible overuse of the land
• possibly all of the above

In which ecological zone did the Maya live?

• desert
• mountains
• rainforest
• savanna