Collapse of the Maya

What was the main water source that Mayans used to support their civilization?

• went to lakes nearby

• cisterns (called "chultuns")

• used natural springs

• drew water from rivers

What Mayan city-state rose to power following the collapse of the Mayans as a result of the massive shift in population from south to the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Chichen Itza

• Tikal

• Uxmal

• Mayapan

Warfare interfered and impacted Mayan daily life so much it caused...

[Select ALL that APPLY]

• pyramids to lay unfinished

• Refugees poured into cities like Tikal from the countryside

• fortifications were built

• kings to not be buried

The deforestation of land by Mayans using slash-and-burn agriculture caused...

• uncontrolled fires

• disease

• small pox

• soil erosion

How did the Mayans combat or typically prevent drought in cities like Palenque? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• tapped into fresh water from springs nearby

• Use water from rivers nearby

• built and created cisterns (chultuns)

• built aqueducts

The Mayans experienced 3 different droughts over a 300 year span with the longest being...

• 30 years

• 40 years

• 50 years

• 100 years

What did the Spaniards bring that wiped out 90% of the native populations in the Americas and would have impacted the Mayans as well? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• influenza

• small pox

• black plague

• measles

In the swampy lowlands, the Maya used raised-earthen platforms surrounded by what agricultural technique used by the Mayans.

• terraces

• drainage canals

• slash-and-burn agriculture

• irrigation

In the mountainous highlands, the Maya used what agricultural technique to create more flat land on which to farm. 

• terraces

• drainage canals

• slash-and-burn agriculture

• irrigation

In the densely forested lowlands, the Maya used this agricultural technique to clear land for farming.  

• terraces

• drainage canals

• slash-and-burn agriculture

• irrigation