WorksheetsMaya Civilization
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Ancient Maya monuments had INSCRIPTIONS that honored leaders and shared stories about them. What is an INSCRIPTION?
a ruler
a temple
a message
a ceremony
Why would the Maya people leave the cities during a drought?
because they could not grow food or get enough water
because they could not honor their gods and ancestors
because they could no longer track the heavenly bodies
because they could no longer write down their stories
How do experts know that the Maya left some cities during the 700s and 800s?
There are letters left behind by some of the people.
There are no writings or buildings from that time.
There are writings on the temples about leaving the cities.
There are maps that showed where the people moved.
Many Maya sculptures show different rulers dressed up like gods. What does this tell us about the Maya?
The common people led the Maya cities.
The Maya people disappeared completely.
Religion played a small role in Maya culture.
The Maya honored their rulers and their gods.
Which sentence is FALSE about where the ancient Maya people lived?
Royalty lived in palaces inside the cities.
Nobility lived in the center of the cities.
Common people lived outside of the cities.
Farmers lived in observatories near the cities.
What is an archaeologist?
a person who studies human history.
people left behind
a person who studies human history by observing things people left behind
history of observing things.
What does the word nobility mean?
the class of people
wealth, or power
people in a society
the class of people who have more privilege, wealth, or power in a society
What does the word stelae mean?
tall monuments made out of stone that honor someone or something.
tall monuments
honor someone.
a stone
What does the word drought mean?
a long period
rain
period of time
a long period of time with little or no rain
What does the word civilization mean?
a culture that has systems of government, education, and beliefs
a culture
education
government
