Them Maya Chapter 1: Amplify 5h grade

What is a city-state?

• a big city

• a city that wants nothing to do with other cities

• a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

• a city built on a hill

Maya society was divided into...

• classes

• war lords

• cities

• continents

Which was the lowest class in the Mayan class system?

Why did the Mayans build their pyramids?

• to honor the women

• to honor the city-state

• to honor the animals

• to honor the dead kings

___________ was important to most aspects of Maya life.

The Maya's belief is gods and goddesses helped them explain the mystery of ___________ itself.

• life

• trade

• marriage

• disease

The Maya were among the first people to use the concept of....

• math

• zero

• five

• ten

The Maya built _______________ in order to redirect water to their lowlands.

• mud puddles

• canals

• dams

• reservoirs

What is the name of the Mayan ball game that had a religious significance?

• poc-rock

• poc-toc

• pok-a-tok

• pok-a-bump

Mayan used carvings to tell stories and keep a record of their culture.

What are these called?

• glyphies

• hieroglyphics

• scribe talk

• stone carvings