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Maya Civilization

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which physical region did the Maya civilization inhabit?
a)
The Amazon Basin
b)
The Andes Mountains
c)
The Atacama Desert
d)
The Yucatan Peninsula
2.
True or False? The Maya built a complex system of roads to connect the different Maya city-states.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The Maya were polytheistic, meaning they believed in _________ god(s).
a)
No
b)
One
c)
Many
d)
Greek
4.
The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.
a)
Ball-game courts
b)
Temples
c)
Military Barracks
d)
Trade Ports
5.
The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.
a)
1
b)
- 1
c)
0
d)
Infinity
6.
The Maya recorded their history on stone columns called ________.
a)
Temples
b)
Ball Courts
c)
Marketplaces
d)
Stelae
7.
What is the type of farming used in the rainforest where the vegetation was cut away then started on fire to clear the land for planting crops?
a)
slash and burn
b)
terraced farming
c)
raised platform farming
8.
The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called
a)
numbers
b)
letters
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
lines
9.
The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in:
a)
astronomy and physics
b)
astronomy and agriculture
c)
astronomy and mathematics
d)
mathematics and art
10.
The Mayas were skillful 
a)
astronomers
b)
farmers
c)
mathematicians 
d)
all of the above
11.
What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?
a)
geometry 
b)
fractions and decimals
c)
the concept of algebra
d)
the concept of zero
12.
Why were human sacrifices made?
a)
too many people loved in the city
b)
a punishment for not following the rules
c)
to please the gods
d)
animals were considered sacred so humans were used
13.

The ballgame that Mayas watched for entertainment was also

a)

A sacred ritual

b)

A game everyone played

c)

a test of intellect

d)

the way new kings were picked

14.

True or False: The Maya were united under a single government ?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Maya

a)

had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers

b)

spoke Nahuatl

c)

spoke Quechua

d)

built chinampas on Lake Texcoco

16.

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In the Maya culture, priests were

a)

not that important

b)

the second to lowest class of society, above serfs

c)

equal to farmers because there were so many of them

d)

ranked just below the king and revered as equally as warriors

18.

The Maya priests were supposed to

a)

decide when to plant crops

b)

decide when people could marry

c)

conducted important religious rituals and ceremonies

d)

all of the above

19.

Which shows the correct Maya class system?

a)

King, priests & warriors, merchants & craftspeople, farmers & slaves

b)

Kings, priests, warriors, then farmers

c)

Kings, warriors, priests & merchants, farmers

d)

Kings, priests, farmers, slaves

20.

Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?

a)

Priests

b)

Warriors

c)

Craftsmen

d)

Farmers

21.

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

a)

They built a pyramid

b)

They played a complicated ball game

c)

They created a 365 day calendar

d)

all of the above

22.

Most Maya scribes recorded their people's history in a folded book made of tree bark called

a)

a glyph

b)

a book

c)

a stelae

d)

a codex

23.

What was constant areas in the lowlands of mesoamerica?

a)

was a jungle

b)

had volcanos

c)

Dry YUC PENIN= most of northern part

d)

Forests= most of souther part

24.

Mesoamerica =

a)

A region extending from central Mexico into northern Central America

b)

A region extending from northern Central America into Mexico

c)

Somewhere in the middle

d)

located on the yucatan peninsula

25.

Which tribes inhabited Mesoamerica?

a)

Olmecs

b)

Zapotecs

c)

Toltecs

d)

Maya's

26.

What was similar about the highlands and lowlands?

a)

Both were mostly inhabited by jungle

b)

both were green

c)

both had mountains

d)

FAT

27.

What farming technique did the Mayans use?

a)

Slash and burn

b)

burn and slash

c)

Egypt's farming system

d)

todays farming systems

28.

Slash and burn =

a)

Farmers cleared small plots of land by cutting down the forest and burning the felled trees and plants to use a fertilizer

b)

Cut and burn crops

c)

Burn and cut crops

d)

Burn crops

29.

Mayans planted

a)

beans

b)

corn

c)

tomatoes

d)

fruits

e)

peppers

30.

Who re-founded the Mayan Civilization?

a)

John L. Stephens

b)

George w. bush

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Frederick Catherwood

31.

What 3 periods did the Mayans go through?

a)

pre-classic period

b)

classic period

c)

golden period

d)

post classic

32.

How long did the pre classic period last?

a)

1800 B.C to A.D 250

b)

A.D 250 to A.D 900

c)

1700 B.C to A.D 210

d)

2018-2019

33.

How long did the Classic period last?

a)

250 to 900

b)

1000 to 800

c)

1500 to 700

d)

200 to 900

34.

When did the Mayan civilization fall into ruin?

a)

750 to 800

b)

750 to 790

c)

800 to 900

d)

850 to 900

35.

Drought =

a)

YOU DIE!

b)

A period of time where there is no water and its dry

c)

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

d)

A prolonged period of little or no rainfall

36.

WHEN DID IT END?

a)

LASTED 900 TO 1520

b)

LASTED 980 TO 1510

c)

LASTED 950 TO 1500

d)

9 to 15

37.

What were the villages run by?

a)

Chiefs

b)

Kings

c)

Emperors

d)

Priests

38.

During classic period who ruled?

a)

kings

b)

god kings

c)

emperors

d)

chiefs

39.

What were the 3 social classes of the Maya civilization?

a)

Commoners

b)

Nobles

c)

Middle class

d)

Kings

40.

What consisted in the Noble class?

a)

Kings, and top officials

b)

Emperors

c)

priests

41.

What made up the commoners section?

a)

Farmers

b)

Artists

c)

warriors

d)

people

42.

What made up the middle class?

a)

soldiers

b)

scribes

c)

artists

d)

minor officials

43.

What men do for a living, and what did women do for a living?

a)

Served for a living

b)

Worked in fields, hunted, and maintained the village buildings.

c)

Hunted

d)

Raised children, tended gardens and livestock, and prepared foods.

44.

extended family =

a)

Grouping of several related families that lived together

b)

Grouping family members together from other families

c)

Grouping generations of family members together

d)

Group people together

45.

What were 2 ways of trading in the maya civilization?

a)

by Land

b)

by underground

c)

by Sea

d)

by air

46.

What did sea traders trade to the Maya?

a)

salt, dried fish

b)

stingrays, pearls

c)

squid, shark

d)

shells, stone, red beans

47.

What did Mayans use for currency?

a)

Red Beans

b)

Shell Beads

c)

Feathers

d)

Black Beans

48.

What was a ball game?

a)

The ball game was a game with courts with sloping sides with a hoop on each end of them. To score a point you had to hit the the ball with your hips, thigh, and upper arms and get it into the hoop. Losers, there heads would be chopped off.

b)

The ball was a game with a rectangle playing space. there were boundaries and there were goals on each side. You would hit a ball with your feet, ankles, or head and hit the ball into your opponents goal. Losers, would be killed

49.

The ball game was a ritual, and if the towns team won what would that mean? Or if the team lost?

a)

If the team won it showed that the king would please the gods and showed great fortune, if they lost it showed that the king wouldn't please the gods and showed bad fortune

b)

If the team won it would tell them that the town pleased the gods and would give there city good luck, if the town lost it would tell them that the town didn't please the gods and would give there city bad luck

50.

Who would the king normally pas down his job to?

a)

Son

b)

Daughter

c)

Noble

d)

Priest

51.

How did kings support nobles? How important were nobles to kings?

a)

Used their power and wealth, Nobles were important to kings for guidance.

b)

They used their wealth, and they were important because they helped them with everything.

c)

Used there gold and currency, they were important because they helped with laws.

52.

How did Mayan rulers increase their power and prestigue?

a)

Warfare

b)

farming

c)

taking captives

d)

helping city state

53.

sphere of influence =

a)

A really strong form of government

b)

strongly influenced government, that is mostly run by kings and nobles

c)

An area that is strongly influenced or dominated by a particular ruler or government- Tikal used this

d)

STRONG

54.

Alliance =

a)

An agreement between 2 or more people or states to work together or join forces

b)

An agreement between people or states to cooperate to achieve a common goal.

c)

An agreement between people or states to cooperate or join together to achieve peace

55.

What rituals did the Mayans do?

a)

Offering blood to gods, human sacrifice(children, prisoners, slaves),Remove heart from human body.

b)

Human sacrifice, drowning people, blessing people.

56.

What was included in Mayan Festivals?

a)

Rituals, Dancing, Music, Story telling, Costumes, Ritual dances,

b)

RItuals, plays, food, music, singers, eating challanges

57.

Elite =

a)

A major role or person in mayan society

b)

I higher ranking person in Mayans

c)

Saiyan Elite over 9000

d)

A small group of highly privileged or skilled people

58.

hieroglyph =

a)

Egyptian writing

b)

False language

c)

A symbol that stands forward; idea, or sound

d)

Symbols for writing, image writing

59.

How many individual hieroglyphs did the Mayans make?

a)

700

b)

800

c)

1000

d)

400

60.

codex =

a)

Itza book

b)

An ancient book that was written by hand

c)

An ancient scroll to keep writing in it

d)

Ancient novel of Mayan history

61.

Who was Pacal?

a)

A King

b)

A Mayan king who expanded the size and power of the city

c)

A Mayan king

d)

A king who ruled through 615 A.D. and 683 A.D., he expanded the city's size and power.

62.

Who was 18 Rabbit?

a)

Just a King

b)

A king who ruled Copan, he brought together Artists and architects to a temple.

c)

A king who ruled Copan at its height, said to have brought greatest artists and architects to build temples.

63.

What 3 calendars did the Mayans have?

a)

Solar calendar lasted 365 days

b)

Ritual calendar that lasted 260 days

c)

Long count, began in 3114, and is a scale of 2 million days

d)

End count calendar, lasted a life time, counted until the end of the world.

64.

What did Mayans know about math?

a)

New the concept of zero

b)

Knew how to use numbers a shell=0 a line=5

c)

there numbers were flexible enough to use division and multiplication

65.

How did Mayans build their temples, pyramids, etc?

a)

Aliens

b)

Man made

c)

Animal labor

d)

Slave labor

66.

How did the Mayans connect there city's?

a)

Rodes

b)

paved rodes

c)

dirt rodes

d)

streams

67.

What colors were there temples?

a)

Yellow, green, red

b)

Yellow, blue, orange

c)

black, grey, green

68.

What did artists in Mesoamerica make?

a)

Carved kings, gods, jaguars, and other figures on walls

b)

painted temples

c)

painted murals

d)

created pottery

e)

crafted jewelry with jade and pearls

69.

Stela =

a)

A carved stone slab or pillar usually created to celebrate an event or a person.

b)

A pillar or slab that was carved into. Storys were carved into it and morals

70.

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