Maya Civilization Review

Which of these modern countries is in the area where Maya civilization developed and is home to large numbers of Maya today?

• Panama

• Venezuela

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

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

• sailing

• farming

• metal tools

• wild animals

One group is missing from this social pyramid. What is true for only that group?

• They read the calendar.

• They imported rare products.

• They ruled the Maya.

• They might someday be free.

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

• to a faraway city, where they could have some independence

• to the husband's childhood home, where his wife helped cook

• to a farm a few miles away, where they raised their own food

• to the home of the wife's parents, 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 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.

When the cities of the southern lowlands collapsed, what took their place?

• desert

• jungle

• swamp

• grassland

Which time period does this list best describe? - The Maya abandoned many of their cities. - The Maya carried out larger and larger wars. - Maya civilization produced few great cultural achievements.

• time period A

• time period B

• time period C

• time period D

The Maya developed an advanced understanding of:

• Electricity

• Astronomy

• Genetics

• Chemistry

Where was the Maya civilization primarily located?

• South America

• Central America

• North America

• Europe