Maya 1.0

Mayan society's hierarchy had ________ on top

• an elected president

• an elite class

• a god-emperor

• a Senate

The Mayans borrowed many ideas from the Olmecs, like writing, the calendar and the ball game. This is part of a process called...

• cultural diffusion

• social change

• trade expansion

• steal from the best

The Mayans were a ________ people, continually involved in ________ with their neighbors.

• happy, parties

• greedy, trade

• warlike, conflict

• savage, cannibalism

Mayan cities collapsed due to...

• the soft limestone bedrock beneath them

• their mud-brick construction

• overuse by pilgrims

• constant warfare and ecological destruction

__________ was the largest city in late Mayan civilization

• Cuzco

• Chichen Itza

• Mexica

• San Diego

The Mayans adopted the calendar, the writing system and ___________ from the Olmec.

• structure of government

• Ball Game

• the highways

• clothing styles