Mayan Civilization

The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1,000 years ago, are made of

• mud
• stone
• wood
• thatch

What made it possible for the Olmecs and the Maya to create permanent settlements?

• sailing
• farming
• metal tools
• wild animals

Maya who lived in many different communities over a wide area shared the same

• army
• calendar
• landscape
• government

Priests were responsible for reading the calendars and made predictions.

• True
• False

Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role/job of the priests?

• to foretell/predict the future
• to lead peasant armies
• to carve temple structures
• to conduct long-distance trade

When a Maya couple first married, where did they go live?

• to a faraway city, where they could have some independence
• to the husband's childhood home, where is wife helped cook
• to a farm a few miles away, where they raised their own food
• to a home behind the wife's parents home, where her husband would work for them

How was the jaguar important to the Maya?

• Warriors trained it to fight
• It provided meat for their diet
• It was a feature of their religion
• Peasants wore its fur to keep warm

What was an important use of the Sacred Round?

• to choose a bride or groom
• to visit other cities for trade
• to get water for the community
• to determine when to plant crops

Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to farm in the mountains?

• terraces
• crop rotation
• raised-earth platforms
• slash-and-burn agriculture

What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?

• It wore out the soil
• It injured the cattle
• It drained the swamps
• It destroyed the temples