Maya Culture Quiz

Describe how Mayans would punish people for crimes in the community.

• Imprisonment

• Pay restitution by doing work for the community or the person they wronged

• Exile from the community

• Fines and penalties

Define indigenous.

• A group of people who have lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders

• People who migrate frequently

• A community that practices agriculture

• A society that relies on technology

How would a traditional culture be described? What did they base the way of life on?

• Innovation and technology

• Living the way the ancestors lived

• Adapting to modern trends

• Following global cultures

How did most Mayan children learn traditional skills?

• From schools

• From their parents

• From community leaders

• From online courses

What group of people used slash and burn techniques?

• Urban developers

• Subsistence farmers

• Industrial workers

• Fishermen

Mayan markets adapted to a modern world by starting to use what to replace barter?

• Credit cards

• Money

• Digital currency

• Trade agreements

What religion did the Maya blend with their own religious beliefs?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Catholicism

• Hinduism

What two countries are the Maya found primarily today?

• Brazil and Argentina

• Mexico and Guatemala

• Peru and Chile

• Colombia and Venezuela

Some Maya farmers had to adapt to modern life by doing what?

• Moving to cities

• Working on farms not owned by the family

• Starting their own businesses

• Learning new languages

Name 4-6 things that Maya homes and people have done to adapt to modern way of life.

• Using traditional tools, living in huts, barter trade, farming

• Appliances, televisions, gas stoves, cars, using money, working for wages

• Hunting, gathering, fishing, weaving, pottery

• Building skyscrapers, using public transport, online shopping, digital communication