Mayan Civilization

The Mayan civilization was located in...

• North America

• South America

• Meso or Central America

• Australia

Because they were located in a rainforest, the weather was..

• Hot and humid

• cool and dry

• desertlike

• snowy and rainy

The Mayans relied of these for water:

• rivers

• streams

• the ocean

• sinkholes

In order to farm, the Mayas needed to use this type of farming:

• plantation

• organic

• slash and burn

• domestic

This type of farming helps farmers plant crops on hills...

• Terrace farming

• platform farming

• slash and burn

• creative

Who was at the top of the social pyramid?

• The priests

• The god king/lords

• The merchants

• The empress

This important crop was even used as currency

• maize

• beans

• cacao

• pineapple

Who was the rain god?

• Chac

• Mao

• Buddha

• Quetzco

The Mayan writing civilization was similar to......

• Chinese characters

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

• Japanese characters

• the French

The Mayans build huge columns of stone, called........

• steles

• chinampas

• olmecs

• Nahuatl