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WorksheetsAncient Maya
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mayas lived in
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
North America
2.
One of the most famous Mayan cities was called Chichen _____.
a)
City
b)
Itza
c)
Quala
d)
Cheu
3.
What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people?
a)
Avocados
b)
Rubber
c)
Maize (corn)
d)
Bananas
4.
What was the name of the peninsula where the Mayans largely lived?
a)
Baja California Peninsula
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Florida Peninsula
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
5.
The region extending from modern Mexico through Central America
a)
Mesoamerica
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Midland
d)
Mayas
6.
The Maya had a class system that divided people into different levels of society
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following is an example of Maya architecture ?
a)
shinto shrine
b)
step pyramid
c)
castle
d)
ziggurat
8.
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
9.
The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.
a)
1
b)
- 1
c)
0
d)
Infinity
10.
The Maya recorded their history on stone columns called ________.
a)
Temples
b)
Ball Courts
c)
Marketplaces
d)
Stelae
11.
What was one way the Mayan system of numbers differs from ours?
a)
no zeros
b)
no way to subtract
c)
based on 20 instead of 10
d)
used different symbols for different numbers
12.
Maya priests often performed ritual __________ of other humans.
a)
Sacrifice
b)
Tickling
c)
Academic Testing
d)
Eating
13.
Why did the Maya believe in human sacrifice?
a)
They believed that blood sacrifice pleased their gods.
b)
They believed that hieroglyphs could only be written in blood.
c)
They believed that chocolate was the reason for human sacrifice.
14.
What modern-day countries did the Maya live in?
a)
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador
b)
Panama, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
c)
Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil, and El Salvador
d)
Panama, Canada, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Mexico
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