HISTORY: LESSON 2: THE MAYAS

WHAT MADE FARMING DIFFICULT FOR THE MAYA?

• THEY HAD TO PROTECT THE CROPS FROM ANIMALS.

• THE SOIL WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR GROWING CROPS.

• THEY HAD TO CLEAR DENSE FORESTS TO GROW CROPS.

• THE POPULATION WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HARVEST THE CROPS.

Select the best answer choice to complete the sentence correctly.

Although dense forests made it difficult for the Maya to farm, these forests provided them with

• HIDING PLACES

• WATER SOURCES

• WOODEN WEAPONS

• BUILDING MATERIALS

HOW DID MAYA CITIES PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF AN ADVANCED CIVILIZATION?

• THEY HAD LARGE POPULATIONS THAT WERE WELL EDUCATED.

• THEY WERE CONNECTED BY PAVED ROADS TO PROMOTE TRADE.

• THEY WERE RULED BY POWERFUL KINGS WHO PROVIDED PROTECTION.

• THEY CONTAINED LARGE BUILDINGS THAT WERE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED.

Which types of buildings were found in Maya cities?

Select the three correct answers.

• PALACES

• FORTS

• DANCEHALLS

• PYRAMIDS

• TEMPLES

WHICH SOCIAL GROUP DID MOST MAYA BELONG TO?

• PROFESSIONAL WARRIORS

• FARMING FAMILIES

• MERCHANTS

• SLAVES

HOW DID ALL MAYA PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE BLOOD TO THE GODS?

• THROUGH ANIMAL SACRIFICES

• THROUGH HUMAN SACRIFICES

• BY PIERCING THEIR TONGUES

• BY WOUNDING THEIR ENEMIES

Select the best answer choice below to complete the sentence correctly.

_________________________________ were a part of the highest class in Maya society.

• ADMINISTRATORS

• ENGINEERS

• MERCHANTS

• PRIESTS

WHY WAS IT DIFFICULT FOR THE MAYA TO CONSTRUCT THEIR BUILDINGS?

• THEY DID NOT HAVE METAL TOOLS.

• THEY DID NOT HAVE WRITTEN PLANS.

• THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH WORKERS.

• THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MATERIALS.

WHAT IS THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR THE DECLINE OF MAYA CIVILIZATION?

• PEOPLE BEGAN STEALING FOOD.

• PEOPLE MOVED AWAY FROM CITIES.

• PEOPLE STOPPED BUILDING TEMPLES.

• PEOPLE STOPPED PAYING TRIBUTE TO RULERS.

SELECT THE BEST ANSWER CHOICE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY.

HUMAN SACRIFICES USUALLY TOOK PLACE AT ________________________ .

• BATTLES

• FUNERALS

• HOMES

• TEMPLES