The Mayan Civilization

The Olmecs are known for...

(Mark all the answers that apply)

• The first to have a system of writing in America

• Carved colossal stone heads of their leaders

• The first to developed the concept of zero

• The first to built pyramids in America

• The first to build pyramids in America

What is the name of the Zapotecs city?

• Monte Verde

• Monte Mar

• Monte Albán

• Monte Almeida

Maya civilization was organized into

• Empire

• Milpas

• Democracy

• City-States

What is a civilization?

• Is the beliefs, customs, practices and behaviors of a particular group of people

• A society that has undergone significant development in its way of thinking and customs

• The Greek prefix that means: in the middle

• A society that has a democratic government

Four of the main maya cities were...

(mark all that apply)

• Uaxactún and Tikal

• Chichén Itza and Calakmul

• Copán and Palenque

• Palenque and Bonampak

• Tikal and Chichen-Itzá

The plots of land where they farmed are called...

• Milpas

• Barter

• Tapir

• Slash-and-burn

Mesoamerica covers a region that includes:

• Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, el Salvador and Nicaragua

• Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panamá

• Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Venezuela and Colombia

• Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Haití, República Dominicana and Puerto Rico

The farming technique developed by the Maya was called...

• Milpas

• Barter

• Tapirs

• Slash-and-burn

The Maya economy was based on...

(mark all that apply)

• Farming

• Fishing

• Mining

• Banking

• Trading

Mayans were monotheistic.

• True

• False