Mesoamerica Pre-Quiz

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Compared to the Aztec and the Inca, the Maya civilization rose and fell

• first

• second

• third

• all of the above

The Maya priests were supposed to

• decide when to plant crops

• decide when people could marry

• conducted important religious rituals and ceremonies

• all of the above

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

Which physical region did the Maya civilization inhabit?

• The Amazon Basin
• The Andes Mountains
• The Atacama Desert
• The Yucatan Peninsula

Mayan astronomers built which structure to view the stars?

• Walls
• Roads
• Observatories
• Ball-courts

The Maya were polytheistic, meaning they believed in _________ god(s).

• No
• One
• Many
• Greek

The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.

• Ball-game courts
• Temples
• Military Barracks
• Trade Ports

The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.

• Michigan
• Tenochtitlan
• Texcoco
• Mexico