Maya Review!

What was the name of the peninsula where the Mayans largely lived?

• Baja California Peninsula
• Iberian Peninsula
• Florida Peninsula
• Yucatan Peninsula

The region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• Mesoamerica
• Mesopotamia
• Midland
• Mayas

The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...

• War-Leader
• God-King
• Weak-Man
• Priest

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

• True

• False

Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  This type of religion is known as

• monotheism
• polytheism

Maya priests often performed ritual __________ of other humans.

• Sacrifice
• Tickling
• Academic Testing
• Eating

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

• 1
• - 1
• 0
• Infinity

The city-states of the Maya

• Got along and cooperated well

• Had zero interaction with each other

• Were united under one ruler

• Often fought and started wars with each other

Why did the Maya sacrifice people?

• They were cannibals
• It was punishment for slaves
• They believed the heart had special powers
• It was an offering to their gods

What was the system of writing called that the Maya created?

• Letters
• Alphabet
• Symbolic 
• Hieroglyphs