Chapter 10 Maya (TCI)

Mayan judges often require a person who does something wrong to another peron to

• go to jail

• visit a healer

• pay restitution

• leave the community forever

Which term describes a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders?

• indigenous people

• foreign immigrants

• plural societies

• political refugees

A traditional culture is based mainly on which of the following?

• the ancestors' ways of life

• speaking 2 languages

• slash-and-burn agriculture

• adapting to modern society

The Mayan people live in the highlands which means

• that this will live at a very high elevation

• they use elevators

• it is very hot there year round

• They live near the sea

How do most Mayan children learn traditional sklls such as farming and weaving?

• in their village schools

• from their parents

• in muicipal councils

• from religious brotherhoods

Which group is most likely to use the slash-and-burn method of clearing land?

• commercial farmers

• migrant workers

• plantation owners

• subsistence farmers

How have Mayan arkets adapted to the modern world?

• Food stalls are all together

• Markets are only on Sundays

• Weavers offer old designs

• Money has often replaced bartering

What has happened to the traditional Maya relgious beliefs in Guatemala?

• They have completely disappeared

• They are only followed in secret

• They have blended with Catholocism

• They have replaced the Catholic faither.

Mayans would most likely live near letter ___ because it has the highest elevation.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Using this graph, Mexico has what percent of indigenous people in poverty?

• 92%

• 8%

• 90%

• 47%