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WorksheetsMayan Civilization
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
About when did Mayan villages start growing into cities?
a)
200 CE
b)
1800 BCE
c)
900 CE
d)
1546
2.
Where did the Mayan civilizations exist?
a)
modern day Guatemala
b)
modern day Mexico
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
all of these are correct
3.
Around which type of structure were Mayan cities built?
a)
farms
b)
temples
c)
sports arena
d)
grave yards
4.
Mayans carved flat surfaces into the sides of hills to farm the land. What are these known as?
a)
hillocks
b)
flat tops
c)
terraces
d)
plateaus
5.
Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods. This type of religion is known as
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
6.
A temple was built in Palenque to honor the long reign of the priest-king _______ who ruled for over 60 years.
a)
Pericles
b)
Isaiah Thomas
c)
Pacal
d)
Cortez
7.
"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound." This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________.
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
Arabic
d)
Cyrillic
8.
Which of these choices was not an accomplishment of Mayan astronomy?
a)
identifying galaxies
b)
determining a 365 day year
c)
predicting solar and lunar eclipses
d)
identifying phases of the moon
9.
Three famous theories of the disappearance of Mayans from their cities are: people died from famine and drought, disease killed them, and
a)
warfare destroyed the population
b)
space invaders snatched them
c)
zombies settled in downtown areas
d)
global warming
10.
According to archaeologists, what happened to the team captain of the losing team in ollamalitzli?
a)
he was executed
b)
his heart was eaten
c)
he was given homework
d)
he was cut from the team
11.
The Mayan writing system was based on units of ...
a)
10
b)
200
c)
100
d)
20
12.
While we learn about Mesoamerican civilizations, we are working on which learning standard (and skill), specifically?
a)
academic vocabulary
b)
comparing author's versions of the same or similar events
c)
writing an argument and using text evidence
d)
cause and effect in events
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