Roles and Responsibilities in Maya Society

What was the role of the Maya ruler in society?

• To lead religious ceremonies

• To trade goods

• To rule as a god-king

• To grow crops.

How was the next ruler chosen when one died?

• By election

• By inheritance

• By battle

• By priest selection

What were two important responsibilities of priests besides leading religious ceremonies?

• Trading goods

• offered sacrifices & fortold the future

• Growing crops

• Building temples.

Why did priests need to know astronomy and math?

• To predict weather

• To perform rituals

• To build pyramids

• To educate nobles.

What kinds of goods did Maya merchants trade?

• Copal

• obsidan

• jade

• All of the above.

What were the main crops that peasants grew?

• Wheat

• Corn

• Rice

• Barley

How did peasants contribute to the construction of pyramids and temples?

• By designing them

• By providing labor

• By funding them

• By trading materials

How did someone become enslaved in Maya society?

• By being captured in war

• By being born into it

• By committing a crime

• All of the above.

The Maya ruler role in society was ________.

• ceremonial

• agricultural

• god-like

• mercantile

Priests needed to know ________ to perform rituals.

• history

• astronomy

• agriculture

• trade