American Civilizations

The Maya had a class system that divided people into different levels of society

• True

• False

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America mainly Peru

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

• True

• False

Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?

• to please the gods and get a good harvest

• to use the temple

• to establish the power of their city-state

What is a city-state?

• an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

• the building where a bureaucrat works

• the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city

• a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?

• Priests

• Warriors

• Craftsmen

• Farmers

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

• They built a pyramid

• They played a complicated ball game

• They created a 365 day calendar

• all of the above

The Maya used glyphs to

• farm swamp land

• fight back against the conquistadors

• represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing

• help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game

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what is the capital of the aztec empire?

• tonomitlandia
• bogota
• Madrid
• Tenochtitlan

What did the Aztecs do to apease their gods?

• burning neighborning houses
• trying to kill the leader
• human sacrifice
• naming your child after their god