Ancient Maya Civilization

What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people?

• Avocados
• Rubber
• Maize (corn)
• Bananas

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

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

The region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• Mesoamerica
• Mesopotamia
• Midland
• Mayas

The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...

• War-Leader
• God-King
• Weak-Man
• Priest

The Maya used glyphs to

• farm swamp land

• fight back against the conquistadors

• represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing

• help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game

What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?

• geometry and the use of zero
• the concept of fractions and decimals
• Base 10 # system and the concept of algebra
• Base 20 # system and the concept of zero

What led to the demise of the Maya

• possible drought

• possible invasion

• possible overuse of the land

• We are not really sure.

Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  This type of religion is known as

• monotheism
• polytheism

What is the type of farming used in the rainforest where the vegetation was cut away then started on fire to clear the land for planting crops?

• slash and burn
• terraced farming
• raised platform farming

Maya priests often performed ritual __________ of other humans.

• Sacrifice
• Tickling
• Academic Testing
• Eating