Unit 7 Lesson 26.5 Agriculture and the End

What was the primary Maya food?

• Wheat
• Maize
• Rice
• Potatoes

What was one of the most difficult challenges the Maya faced?

• Finding enough water
• Finding enough land
• Finding enough seeds
• Finding enough labor

What agricultural technique did the Maya use in the mountainous highlands?

• Raised-earth platforms
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• Terraces
• Household gardens

What agricultural technique did the Maya use in the swampy lowlands?

• Raised-earth platforms
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• Household gardens
• Terraces

What agricultural technique did the Maya use in the densely forested lowland areas?

• Raised-earth platforms
• Household gardens
• Terraces
• Slash-and-burn agriculture

Why did the Maya have to leave land to rest for two to ten years after planting?

• To allow the animals to graze
• To allow the farmers to rest
• To allow the soil to recover
• To allow the crops to grow

What did the Maya use to supplement the food supply in the cities?

• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• Raised-earth platforms
• Household gardens
• Terraces

What is one theory for the collapse of Classic Maya civilization?

• Long periods of drought
• Long periods of heat
• Long periods of cold
• Long periods of rain

What is another theory for the collapse of Classic Maya civilization?

• Uncontrolled farming
• Uncontrolled trade
• Uncontrolled warfare
• Uncontrolled migration

What is a final possibility for the collapse of Classic Maya civilization?

• Invaders from Europe
• Invaders from central Mexico
• Invaders from Asia
• Invaders from South America