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Mayan Civilization Practice

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A society or group of people with similar religious beliefs, custom, language and form of government.

a)

civilization

b)

temple

c)

hieroglyph

d)

priest

2.

A building with a religious use or meaning.

a)

civilization

b)

temple

c)

hieroglyph

d)

priest

3.

Describe the location of the Mayan Civilization.

a)

Baja California

b)

Southern Texas

c)

South America

d)

Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras & Belize

4.

A city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government.

a)

temple

b)

sacrifice

c)

city state

d)

priest

5.

Largest buildings found in Mayan ruins were - what were they used for?

a)

pyramids - used as temple

b)

capital buildings

c)

tower

d)

walls of protection

6.

To give or kill something for a religious purpose

a)

civilization

b)

sacrifice

c)

hieroglyph

d)

priest

7.

Mayans believed that this controlled every aspect of their lives.

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

the gods

d)

the priests

8.

A picture or symbol representing an idea, an object, a syllable or a sound

a)

civilization

b)

sacrifice

c)

hieroglyph

d)

priest

9.

Warriors, skilled craftsmen and traders were all members of which class?

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

d)

Mrs. Brown's

10.

What happened to the Mayan Civilization?

a)

they were killed by the Aztecs

b)

a violent earthquake

c)

the moved to the south

d)

no one knows for sure

11.

What happened to the losers of a pok ta tok game?

a)

they had to do the winners laundry

b)

they could have been sacrificed

c)

the were banished from the civilization

d)

they were locked up in the pyramid

12.

Farmers, workers and slaves were members of what class?

a)

Upper

b)

Middle

c)

Lower

d)

Mr. Franz's class

13.

The Mayan calendar included

a)

12 months

b)

equinox

c)

leap year

d)

codex