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WorksheetsWEEK 9 FIFTH
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Maya nobles travel from place to place?
a)
THEY WALKED
b)
THEY RODE HORSES
c)
THEY WERE CARRIED BY SLAVES
d)
THEY RODE LLAMAS
2.
What would a Maya farmer do after coming home from working in the fields?
a)
PLAY A GAME
b)
TAKE A BATH
c)
WORK IN THE YARD
d)
COOK DINNER FOR THE FAMILY
3.
How did Maya men and women wear their hair?
a)
BOTH WORE THEIR HAIR LONG
b)
MEN HAD LONG HAIR AND WOMEN SHORT HAIR
c)
WOMEN HAD LONG HAIR AND MEN SHORT HAIR
d)
BOTH WORE THEIR HAIR SHORT
4.
What was the most common food of the Maya?.
a)
RICE
b)
WHEAT
c)
FISH
d)
MAIZE
5.
Wealthy Mayans wore tall hats and feather headdresses.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
What food did the Maya considered a gift from the gods?
a)
DEER
b)
TURKEY
c)
CHOCOLATE
d)
RICE
7.
What did the Maya use for money?
a)
CACAO SEEDS
b)
SHELLS
c)
BONES
d)
TEETH
8.
Why did the Maya sometimes build their homes on platforms of dirt or stone?
a)
TO GET CLOSER TO THE GODS
b)
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM FLOODS
c)
TO GET ABOVE SNAKES AND BUGS
d)
TO DEFEND THEIR HOME BETTER
9.
Which of the following features did the Maya consider to be beautiful?
a)
FLAT FOREHEADS
b)
BIG NOSES
c)
CROSSED EYES
d)
ALL OF THESE
10.
Before 900 BC, the Maya people were divided into two groups. These were...
a)
Nobles and Commoners
b)
Kings and Slaves
c)
North and South
d)
Men and Women
11.
In order to be a King or Queen in Ancient Maya you had to be...
a)
Voted in
b)
Born into a royal family
c)
Pay a great amount of money
d)
Able to pass a test of fire
12.
Which class did most of the writing?
a)
Priests
b)
Slaves
c)
Kings
d)
Teachers
13.
The lords who ruled the towns collected this from their people to give to the King
a)
Names
b)
Birthday cards
c)
Taxes
d)
Tribute
14.
This high ranking group was responsible for tracking the movements of the stars to help make predictions for the King.
a)
ASTROLOGERS
b)
ASTRONOMERS
c)
ARCHITECTS
d)
ASTRONAUTS
15.
Slaves were often born into slavery. What other things could cause a person become a slave?
a)
Becoming an orphan
b)
Planting the worst crops
c)
Being caught playing cards
d)
Being taken prisoner in battle
16.
A person of noble birth was made to be physically different from a commoner. How could you identify a nobleman?
a)
Elongated head
b)
Crossed eyes
c)
Plucked eyebrows
d)
Pierced nose
17.
This separate class was responsible for taking prisoners
a)
WARRIORS
b)
NOBLES
c)
POLICE
d)
FARMERS
18.
Most of the population of Maya society was made up of
a)
ROYALS
b)
FARMERS
c)
COOKS
d)
WARRIORS
19.
Maya temples could be found on top of what kind of pyramids?
a)
CIRCULAR PYRAMIDS
b)
STEP PYRAMIDS
c)
HUMAN PYRAMIDS
d)
EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS
20.
The ancient Maya empire stretched from what is now southern Mexico to which present-day country?
a)
PERU
b)
COLOMBIA
c)
CANADA
d)
HONDURAS
21.
Which of these mammals did Maya people keep as a domestic animal?
a)
DOG
b)
HORSE
c)
COW
d)
SHEEP
22.
Which of the following is not a food enjoyed by Maya people?
a)
AVOCADO
b)
CHILIES
c)
MAIZE
d)
CABBAGE
23.
The Maya believed people were created from maize (corn).
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
People living in different Maya cities all spoke the same language.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
The Mayan civilization extended from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Panama.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.
The Maya used wooden boards to elongate infants' heads.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
27.
The Maya used looms to weave their own clothing.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.
The Maya put gold fillings in their teeth.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
Cacao beans were used to make jewelry.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.
The Maya believed the number 13 was very unlucky.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
31.
The Maya sutured wounds with human hair.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
32.
The first Maya settlements are about 1,000 years old.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
33.
The Maya built stone columns called stelae to ward off evil spirits.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
34.
In some parts of the Maya civilization, a sacred cenote was a sinkhole used for sacrifices.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
35.
The Maya deposited the bones of hunted animals in sacred caves.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
36.
The ancient Maya practiced bloodletting because they thought it cleasned their bodies.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
37.
Players in the Maya ball game couldn't touch the ball with their hands or feet.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
38.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ECUADOR
b)
BOGOTA
c)
COLOMBIA
d)
QUITO
39.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ECUADOR
b)
BOGOTA
c)
COLOMBIA
d)
QUITO
40.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MONTEVIDEO
b)
URUGUAY
c)
ARGENTINA
d)
BUENOS AIRES
41.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MONTEVIDEO
b)
URUGUAY
c)
ARGENTINA
d)
BUENOS AIRES
42.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MANAGUA
b)
NICARAGUA
c)
COSTA RICA
d)
SAN JOSE
43.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
MANAGUA
b)
NICARAGUA
c)
COSTA RICA
d)
SAN JOSE
44.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
CARACAS
b)
VENEZUELA
c)
PERU
d)
LIMA
45.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
CARACAS
b)
VENEZUELA
c)
PERU
d)
LIMA
46.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
LIMA
b)
PERU
c)
LA PAZ
d)
BOLIVIA
47.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
LIMA
b)
PERU
c)
LA PAZ
d)
BOLIVIA
48.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ASUNCION
b)
PARAGUAY
c)
CHILE
d)
SANTIAGO
49.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
ASUNCION
b)
PARAGUAY
c)
CHILE
d)
SANTIAGO
50.
What is the capital of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
LA PAZ
b)
BOLIVIA
c)
SANTIAGO
d)
CHILE
51.
What is the name of the country with a red X on the picture?
a)
LA PAZ
b)
BOLIVIA
c)
SANTIAGO
d)
CHILE
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