L26 The Maya

Mayan culture flourished in the region known as

• Mesopotamia

• the Caribbean

• Mesoamerica

• the Midlands

The first Mesoamericans to use a solar calendar were the

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Maya

• Olmecs

The Maya developed their own system of hieroglyphic writing during the

• Anti-Classic period

• Classic period

• Post-Classic period

• Pre-Classic period

Tikal, Copan, Chichén Itzá, and Palenque are four major Maya

• cities

• dishes

• gods

• rulers

Around what year did the Classic period end?

• 2000 B.C.E.

• 900 C.E.

• 500 C.E.

• 300 C.E.

Who was at the top of the social pyramid in each Maya city-state?

• the nobles

• the peasants

• the priests

• the ruler

Which members of Maya society knew how to read and write?

• the merchants and artisans

• the peasants

• the ruler, nobles, and priests

• the slaves

Which statement is true?

• Maya traders traveled by sea, river, and well-constructed roads to trade with other city-states.

• Maya artisans never painted images of people because they believed that would displease the gods.

• Maya traders in the lowlands sold products such as silk and spices to people in the highlands.

• all of the above

Who were considered the backbone of Maya society because they grew most of the food?

• artisans

• nobles

• peasants

• priests

When might slaves be sacrificed to the gods?

• after being captured in war

• upon the deaths of their owners

• when the priests required it

• whenever their owners wished