Grade 7 Lesson 26 Quiz

The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1,000 years ago, are made of

• A. mud.

• B. stone.

• C. wood.

• D. thatch

Which of these modern countries is in the area where Maya civilization developed and is home to large numbers of Maya today?

• A. Panama

• B. Venezuela

• C. Guatemala

• D. Costa Rica

What made it possible for the Olmecs and the Maya to create permanent settlements?

• A. sailing

• B. farming

• C. metal tools

• D. wild animals

Maya who lived in many different communities over a wide area shared the same

• A. army.

• B. calendar.

• C. landscape.

• D. government.

One skill that the Maya adapted from the Olmecs was a way to

• A. make tools out of metal.

• B. build carts that had wheels.

• C. use horses or oxen to pull plows.

• D. write by using pictures as symbols.

Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role of the priests?

• A. to foretell the future

• B. to lead peasant armies

• C. to carve temple sculptures

• D. to conduct long-distance trade

Which of these foods would have been new to the Maya when it was introduced from Europe after 1500?

• A. beans

• B. squash

• C. sugar

• D. chocolate

When did the Maya first give a girl tools for spinning and weaving?

• A. when she was three-months old

• B. at her coming-of-age ceremony

• C. when she was ready to marry

• D. about a month after her wedding

When a Maya couple first married, where did they go to live?

• A. to a faraway city, where they could have some independence

• B. to the husband's childhood home, where his wife helped cook

• C. to a farm a few miles away, where they raised their own food

• D. to the home of the wife's parents, where her husband would work for them

How was the jaguar important to the Maya?

• A. Warriors trained it to fight.

• B. It provided meat for their diet.

• C. It was a feature of their religion.

• D. Peasants wore its fur to keep warm.