Mayan Social Class and Religion

Which of the following was common practice to please the Mayan gods?

• animal sacrifice

• human sacrifice

• daily prayer

• burning incense

Which of the following modern day countries did the Maya live in?

• Mexico

• United States

• Canada

• Brazil

This Mayan social group did the actual traveling along trade routes and made most of the luxury goods.

• Merchants and Artists

• Nobles and Priests

• Peasants

• Slaves

In the Mayan religion, they believed that . . .

• they had free will

• the gods controlled only events of nature

• the gods controlled everything

• the gods controlled nothing

The rulers of the Mayan city-states said that they were descended from . . .

• the underground rivers

• the moon

• the sun

• the ocean

• the rain forest

the Mayan god of rain and sunlight

• Chac

• Peten

• Jasaw Chan K'awiil I

• K’inich Janaab’ Pakal I

What best describes the geography of the Mayan Empire?

• Tropical jungle

• Frozen tundra

• Dry desert

• Temperate grasslands

What statement is true about Mayan human sacrifice?

• It happened rarely

• It happened daily

• It never happened

• Only prisoners were sacrificed

What peninsula was the Mayan Empire located on?

• Yucatan

• Baja California

• Florida

• Panama

How many levels of heaven did the Maya believe in?

• 12

• 13

• 7

• 23