Mayan Civilization Quiz

The geographical location of the Mayan people was in present day ______________ and the _________ __________.

• Argentina, Yucatan Peninsula

• Peru, Yucatan Peninsula

• Guatemala, Yucatan Peninsula

• Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula

The word Maya translates to...

• Those who grow maize

• Those who are strong

• Those who are powerful

• Those who grow cocoa

Which of these items was used as currency $$$ in the Mayan culture?

• Corn

• Cocoa bean

• Pinto bean

• Gold and silver

The overcrowding forced farmers in the lowland areas to shift from _________ cultivation to _____________ agriculture.

• Slash and Burn, Swamp

• Irrigation, Flooding

• Slash and Burn, Irrigation

• Swamp, Slash and Burn

Which was the largest urban center of the Mayan empire at their height?

• Tikal

• Calakmul

• Izamal

• Peten

This type of Agriculture was practiced by the Mayans. It involved creating fields by cutting down trees and plants in a patch of forest and then burning them, causing the ashes to fertilize the soil.

Which of these three crops; referred to as the Three Sisters

• Corn, Beans and Squash

• Cocoa, Beans, Corn

• Squash, Corn, Cocoa

• Corn, Beans, Papayas

The main form of Mayan government was the __________, each one ruled by a __________.

• Colony, President

• City-State, King

• State, Republic

• Country, Mayor

The Mayans worshiped many deities. The most important of these being the gods of.....

• Sun, Rain and Corn

• Cocoa, Corn and Rain

• Health, Rain and Sun

• Riches, Health and Corn

True or False: The Mayans made offerings sometimes involving human sacrifice,

• True

• False