The Mayans

The Mayans

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The Mayans

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Around what year did the Classic period end?

200 CE

900 C.E.

900 AD

1100 CE

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first Mesoamericans to use a solar calendar were the

Aztecs

Mayans

Incas

Olmecs

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Priests used the Sacred Round to

  • assign duties, such as spinning, weaving, and cooking, to young men and women.

determine the best days to plant, hunt, cure, do battle, and perform religious ceremonies.

identify which families should be joined together through the marriages of their children.

sacrifice the captain and members of the losing team after a game of pok-a-tok.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were considered the backbone of Maya society because they grew most of the food?

Priests

Peasants

Nobles

Artisans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Maya farmers adapt to the environment of the mountainous highlands?

they used slash-and-burn agriculture to clear new land for planting.

They spread chemical fertilizers on their fields to maximize their crop yields.

They constructed raised-earth platforms surrounded by canals to drain off rainwater.

They built terraces to make more land available for planting.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Maya built their cities around religious and ceremonial centers because

these centers kept the Maya safe from enemies.

religion was very important to the Maya.

these were the only buildable sites in Mesoamerica.

all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was at the top of the social pyramid in each Maya city-state?

The Ruler

Peasants

Noobles

Priests

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