Maya

Where did the Maya settle?

• high in the Himalaya Mountains

• Mesopotamia

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Andes Mountains of modern day Peru

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
•  leaders over Independent city-states
• dictatorship

Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

• blue

• gray

• red

• green

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

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

• houses

• observatories to study the stars

• pyramids

• ball courts

The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.

• Ball-game courts
• Temples
• Military Barracks
• Trade Ports

The game played at Mayan ball courts was called

• stellas
• pok-a-tok
• glyph

The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called

• numbers
• letters
• hieroglyphics
• lines

The Mayan diet consisted mainly of this major crop

• Potatoes

• Maize

• Rice

• Cotton