Mayan Civilization Quiz

Mayans used terraces for farming.

• True

• False

All citizens learned to write in hieroglyphs.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Slaves were sometimes sacrificed in religious ceremonies.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Mayans were polytheistic.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Mayan calendars had 365 days in them.

• True

• False

Mayans wrote on:

• Paper sheets & clay tablets

• Bark or animal skins

• Soft wax

• Papyrus

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Who ruled the city states and the land around it?

• Nobility

• Kings

• Laborers

• Scholars

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What did the Mayans use to provide fresh water to the city states?

• Modern Plumbing

• Buckets and pails

• The ocean

• Canals

The codex is...

• A book about Mayan history

• A list of citizens who live in Guatemala

• Pictures of all of the plants in the area

• A map of ancient Mayan lands

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The Mayans played a ball game, the losers could...

• Win a slave

• Lose their possessions

• Get extra food

• Nothing at all would happen to them