Chapter 2

What is Central America like?

• hot and dry with lots of sand and barren landscapes

• wet and humid with lots of mud and poisonous creatures

• cold and dark with lots of snow and mountains

• cool and dry with lots of deer and elephants

How was Mayan civilization organized?

• with many city-states consisting of lords, nobles, craftsmen, and farmers

• as a vast, united country with a single, powerful king

• with many tiny, nomadic tribes that sometimes traded with each other

• as a democracy consisting of many cities that celebrated equality

How did Mayans feel about gods?

• The Mayans did not believe in gods.

• The Mayans believed gods controlled everything.

• The Mayans believed in a single, powerful goddess.

• They Mayans only believed in gods during times of plenty.

What did the Mayas use obsidian for?

• roofing for their houses

• firewood

• padding and protection while playing sports

• jewelry and tools

What did the Mayans do to solve the problem of drought in Central America?

• The Mayans moved deep into South America to find more water.

• The Mayans created huge river dams thousands of feet tall.

• The Mayans built canals and created wetlands.

• The Mayans did nothing and only prayed for rain.

What does it mean to slash and burn?

• to clear an area of rainforest by burning and then planting crops there

• to cut firewood

• to sacrifice animals to the gods

• to participate in war

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What was pok-a-tok?

• a mythological animal the Mayans greatly feared

• a popular sport played with a ball that sometimes ended in death

• a delicious recipe prepared only once a year to honor the Mayan gods

• a farming technique

How did noble Mayans dress?

• Women wore earrings, and men covered their heads with feathers.

• Women only wore red, and men wore earrings.

• Women covered their heads with feathers, and men wore beads.

• Noble men and women dressed exactly the same.

The Mayan Civilization is known for inventing which of the following?

• The wheel

• The zero in mathematics

• Gunpowder

• The compass

What was the main crop cultivated by the Mayan civilization?

• Potatoes

• Wheat

• Maize (corn)

• Rice