Mayan Culture - The Land and Farming

Which type of farming method is shown by the picture.

• slash and burn

• chinampas

• terrace/steppe farming

• horse and plow

Which type of farming method is shown by the picture?

• slash and burn farming

• terrace/steppe farming

• horse and plow farming

• chinampas

Which Mayan farming method is shown by the picture?

• horse and plow farming

• slash and burn farming

• terrace/steppe farming

• chinampas

Which of the following is not a place where the Mayan Culture lived?

• Southern Mexico

• Baja California

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Northern Central America

In order to move water to their crops, the Mayans created these two things;

• chinampas

• causeways

• aqueducts

• canals

Which of the following would NOT be found in the center of a Mayan city?

• Temples for Priests and honoring the Gods

• Palace for Rulers

• Commoners' dwellings

• Marketplaces / open plazas

BCE (before common era) and BC (Before Christ) stands for time that came before the year 0.

• True

• False

According to our passage, the height of the Mayan Culture lasted about how long?

• 500 years

• 200 years

• 3,500 years

• 20,000 years

From the map of the Mayans, which of the following would NOT be a geographical feature found in their region?

• deserts

• tropical rainforests

• coastal beaches

• mountains

An open space in the middle of Mayan cities were known as; (choose 2)

• parks

• marketplaces

• plazas

• playgrounds