WorksheetsMaya
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
Where did the Maya live?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America mainly Peru
What is a city-state?
an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops
the building where a bureaucrat works
the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city
a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state
Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?
Priests
Warriors
Craftsmen
Farmers
The Maya used glyphs to
farm swamp land
fight back against the conquistadors
represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing
help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game
Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?
blue
gray
red
green
While exploring an ancient Mayan ruin, you see the following symbols carved into a wall. What might they represent.
Description of the weather for a particular day
Tally of dried goods created in a particular year
Sacred prayer to a Mayan god
Names of all the people living in a particular town.
Which of the following is/are possible explanation(s) for the disappearance of the Mayas?
Over population
Warfare from outside
Severe drought
All of the above
True or False: The Maya were united under a single government ?
True
False
1. The Maya used ____________________ beans as money.
pinto
kidney
lima
cacao
1. The Maya developed the only known system of ____________________ in Mesoamerica.
writing
spelling
speaking
1. The Maya developed an accurate _____________________ system.
religious
star map
calendar
vocabulary
1. _______________________ was a major Maya city.
Tikal
Copan
Chichen Itza
All of the above
Which farming technique did the Maya use?
The Mayan ball game was played with the feet.
True
False
What symbol did the Maya use to represent the number 5?
Four lines with a slash across
A snake
A vase
A horizontal bar
The Maya had three calendars including a solar calendar and a ritual calendar. What was the third type of calendar?
long count cycle
Weather
Scientific
Religious
What stone was used to make weapons?
Jade
Diamond
Shale
Obsidian
The place where the Mayan tracked the movements of the sun, moon and other objects in the sky.
temple
Chichen Itza
Palenque
observatory
Mayans used a numeral for zero long before Europeans did. Which is the symbol?
Which was NOT an achievement of the Maya?
Calendar system
The number zero
Domesticating animals
A trading network
Which of the following was NOT a major resource used by ancient Mesoamerican groups?
Jade
Pack animals (Cattle, Oxen, Horses)
Salt
Obsidian
The city-states of the Maya
Got along and cooperated well
Had zero interaction with each other
Were united under one ruler
Often fought and started wars with each other
What European country did the Mayans come in contact with?
Portugal
Spain
England
The United States
What is maize?
corn (a crop grown by the Mayan)
corn maze (an activity Mayans did as part of their ritual ceremonies)
special stone (used to build)
What made up a lot of the Mayan cities?
grass huts
a lot of houses
stone pyramids topped with temples
crypts
What is this?
Mayan jewelry
Mayan art
Mayan game
Mayan calendar
What is this?
A Mayan pyramid
An Egyptian Pyramid
A Sumerian Pyramid
An Inca Pyramid
What Mayan number is this?
20
1
5
10
What Mayan number is this?
10
20
1
5
From top to bottom, list these Mayan numbers
9, 19, 13, 27
13, 16, 9, 17
9, 16, 13, 17
17,13,16, 9
