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Maya Civilization

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Maya civilization was based on ideas from which parent civilization?

a)

Olmec

b)

Aztec

c)

Incan

d)

Mexican

2.

The Mayans developed a complex society. They had all of the following EXCEPT ________________________.

a)

written language

b)

a complex calendar

c)

advanced technology

d)

mathematics

3.

In which modern day countries did the Maya live?

a)

Argentina, Columbia, Guatemala

b)

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras

c)

Mexico

d)

Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras

4.

Farming and simple houses classified what era of Maya civilization?

a)

Pre-classic

b)

Post-classic

c)

Classic

5.

Their disappearance classified what era of Maya civilization?

a)

Pre-classic

b)

Post-classic

c)

Classic

6.

Complex society, religious ceremonies, and writing classified what era of Maya civilization?

a)

Pre-classic

b)

Post-classic

c)

Classic

7.

Select the crops Mayans were most known for.

a)

Corn

b)

Squash

c)

Beans

d)

Maize

8.

Mayans used earth platforms surrounded by drainage canals in swampy areas to farm. This is an example of what type of farming?

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Sustenance Farming

9.

Mayans cut down and burned off existing vegetation before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming. This is an example of what type of farming?

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Slash-and-burn Agriculture

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Sustenance Farming

10.

Mayans were polytheistic.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Pok-a-tok is:

a)

a ball game played by teams of nobles in which losers could be sacrificed

b)

a ball game played by teams of peasants and slaves in which losers could be sacrificed.

c)

a board game like checkers, but the losers were sacrificed

12.

Marriages were arranged by the Allyu.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Dowries are:

a)

money/items paid to the government when someone get's married

b)

money/items paid to a bride's family when she get's married

c)

money/items paid to a groom's family when he get's married

d)

the trade of goats and sheep

14.

Marriage ceremonies were often small and insignificant.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Chocolate should be a food group.

a)

True

b)

False