Maya Civilization

Which of the following is an example of Maya architecture ?

• shinto shrine
• step pyramid
• castle
• ziggurat

What was the Mayan economy based on?

• government

• religious rituals
• agriculture and trade
• Chichen Itza & Tikal

Where did the Maya settle?

• in Central Asia

• in Mesopotamia

• in Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula

• in the Andes Mountains of modern day Peru

Where did the Maya live?

• in a desert

• in the mountains

• in a rainforest

• in the savanna

Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  This type of religion is known as

• monotheism
• polytheism

What type of government did the Mayan Empire have?

• democracy
• communism
• Independent city-states each had a king

• dictatorship

What would a Mayan stelae most likely contain?

• The clothing of the farmers when they did laundry

• A surplus of food that people needed after a flood

• A story of a major battle written in hieroglyphics

• The body of the emperor who rule

Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

• blue

• gray

• red

• green

The Maya had a social class system that divided people into different levels of society.

• True

• False

What is a city-state?

• an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

• the building where a bureaucrat works

• the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city

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