6.1 Quiz

Why did farmers in Mesoamerica move their farms from time to time?

• As their families grew larger, farmers needed larger farms

• Conquering armies confiscated their land and forced them to leave.

• Heavy rains flooded their fields, forcing them to find new land.

• The soil would wear out and could no longer support farming.

What was one factor that may have caused Mayan cities to fall into ruin between 800 and 1000 ce?

• The Olmec invaded Mayan cities.

• The Spanish conquered the Maya.

• Mayan buildings were poorly constructed.

• Food shortages occurred due to drought.

Which concept did the Maya understand before Europeans did?

• architecture

• calendars

• hieroglyphics

• the number zero

How have modern scholars learned much of their information about the Maya?

• from printed books

• from oral history

• from glyphs carved in stone

• from Spanish records

Why did Mayan commoners seek to please priests and nobles?

• They were afraid of being sacrificed to the gods.

• They believed priests and nobles could communicate with the gods.

• They believed priests and nobles were gods in human form.

• They depended on priests and nobles to supply them with food.

Where were the first people who settled in America from?

• Russia

• Europe

• Asia

• The Middle East

What was the basic social unit in Maya Society?

• The Nobles

• The Extended Family

• The Kings

• The Merchants

Who were the two people that the Mayan people believe could communicate to the gods?

• The king and his wife

• The King and his father

• The priests and kings

• The Priest and his assistant

Who were the people to most likely model for the Stone Heads from the Olmecs?

• Regular Farmers to honor their hard work.

• Merchants to honor good business

• Ancestors to honor them and their history

• Kings and high officials to honor and respect them

What did the Maya use their observatories for?

• To study the city from a high point of view.

• To study the land around them and see what is most fertile.

• To study their neighboring cities and try to take them over.

• To study the stars and track their movements.