WorksheetsMaya Civilization
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
The ballgame that Mayas watched for entertainment was also
A sacred ritual
A game everyone played
a test of intellect
the way new kings were picked
The Mayan diet consisted mainly of this major crop
Potatoes
Maize
Rice
Cotton
In the Maya culture, priests were
not that important
the second to lowest class of society, above serfs
equal to farmers because there were so many of them
ranked just below the king and revered as equally as warriors
Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?
to please the gods and get a good harvest
to use the temple
to establish the power of their city-state
Which shows the correct Maya class system?
King, priests & warriors, merchants & craftspeople, farmers & slaves
Kings, priests, warriors, then farmers
Kings, warriors, priests & merchants, farmers
Kings, priests, farmers, slaves
Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?
Priests
Warriors
Craftsmen
Farmers
What is a crop that was grown and used for trade in the Mayan lowlands?
Cotton and cacao
stone
jade and obsidian
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)
