Mayans Review 2

What does Mesoamerica mean?

• Middle of the Americas

• land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• South America

• all of the above

The Mayans built their civilization ....

• in Mexico

• around the Yucatan Peninsula

• In South America

• in Europe

What type of villages did the Mayan live in?

• Isolated
• Grouped
• Religious
• Lower

Maize is

• a crop that was grown by the Mayans
• a place of worship
• an area where crops are grown
• the name of Mayan leaders

In the Mayan society, who provided food and labor?

• Upper class
• The kings
• The gods
• Lower class

In the Mayan society, what was the primary responsibility of the  upper class?

• education
• religious ceremonies
• harvesting food
• constructing temples

Increased warfare, a large population, and severe droughts are all theories about...

• Mayan gods
• creating warriors
• Mayan decline
• reigious festivals

The Mayans worked to please the gods through their daily life.  What type of religion were the Mayans?

• Christian
• Monotheistic
• Polytheisic
• Budhist

The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called

• numbers
• letters
• hieroglyphics
• lines

People living in different Maya cities all spoke the same language.

• True
• False