Ancient Maya Civilization

The Mayans lived in which area of the world:

• South America: Peru and Ecuador

• Mesoamerica: Guatemala and Mexico

• North America: Southern United States and Mexico

• Africa: Zimbabwe and Lesotho

What was the name of the peninsula where the Mayans largely lived?

• Baja California Peninsula
• Iberian Peninsula
• Florida Peninsula
• Yucatan Peninsula

What was the name of the group of Native Americans that came before the Mayans and influenced the Mayan way of life?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Olmecs
• Zulus

Which sentence below most accurately describes Mayan religion?

• Religion was central to Mayan culture as they worshiped many gods and made many sacrifices, including human sacrifices.

• The Mayans were largely catholic because of the Spanish influence.

• Religion was central to the Mayan culture as Mayans had a single god that they worshipped.

• Mayans were Christians that made many sacrifices, including human scarifices.

Which of the following is/are possible explanation(s) for the disappearance of the Mayas?

• Population outgrew area to farm 
• Warfare from outside
• Severe drought
• All of the above

The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in:

• astronomy and physics
• astronomy and agriculture
• astronomy and mathematics
• mathematics and art

What did the Mayans consider beautiful?

• long hair and flowing robes

• flattened heads and crossed eyes

• shaved heads and gold jewelry

• pointed ears and large earrings

What was the social structure of the Mayans?

• Farmers on top; warriors and nobles on bottom

• President on top; farmers and priests on bottom

• Powerful kings and nobles on top; poor peasants and slaves on bottom

• Elected officials on top; priests and traders on bottom

How did the first Americans possibly get to America?

• They crossed a land bridge from Asia to America

• They swam across the Bering Strait

• They rode wooly mammoths over the ice

• They built a bridge across the water

How did the Mayan people communicate?

• They used glyphs

• They used sign language

• They only used oral language and story telling

• Each city-state spoke its own language