26.2 Maya Class Structure

Within each Maya city-state, society was structured like a _______.

• pyramid

• square

• circle

• chain

Which two of the following were the second from the top social class in Maya society?

• Merchants

• Noble

• Priest

• Artisans

The Maya kings ruled the state with the help of their _____________ .

• advisers

• sons

• grandfathers

• knights

The Maya ruler was considered a _________.

• god-king

• priestly saint

• super pharaoh

• wealthy artisan

When a Maya king died, a son or ______________ succeeded him.

• another close male relative

• another close female relative

• another neighboring king

• another distant male relative

The only members of Maya society who knew how to read and write were...

• Nobles

• Priests

• Merchants

• Artisans

_________ served as scribes and officials, and oversaw the administration of the states.

• Nobles

• Priests

• Merchants

• Artisans

_________ gathered taxes, supplies, and labor for projects, such as the construction of temples.

• Nobles

• Priests

• Merchants

• Artisans

_________ led peasant armies in times of war.

• Nobles

• Priests

• Merchants

• Artisans

The _________ main job was to maintain favor with the gods.

• Nobles

• Priests

• Merchants

• Artisans