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WorksheetsThe Mayas
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 47mins
What kind of crops did early Mayas grow?
Maize and other crops
Potatoes
Where the Maya civilization developed?
Mesoamerica
South America
Africa
What goods did the Mayas trade?
Cacao beans
Obsidian
Cotton
Horses
Maya had many grand buildings (stone piramids, temples and palaces); artists decorated this buildings.
True
False
How is it called a game where players only used their heads, shoulders, or hips. They tried to bounce a heavy, hard rubber ball through a stone ring above their heads. The winners were awarded jewels and clothing. The losers were sometimes killed.
Mayan Game
Mayan Ball Game
Mayan cities where states because:
they where big
each had its own government and its own king. No single ruler united the many cities into one empire.
When did Maya Civilization began to colapse?
In 900s
In 1800
A sharp, glass like volcanic rock
Obsidian
Pacal
Observatories
(603-683) Maya king of Palenque, he had a temple built in the city to record his achievements.
Obsidian
Pacal
Observatories
Buildings used to study astronomy; Mayan priests watched the stars from these buildings
Obsidian
Pacal
Observatories
A book of Maya legends and history
Popol Vuh
The rice and the beans
When did the Maya civilization reach its height (Classic Age)?
AD 250-900
AF 250-
Was a major power on the border between the Maya highlands and lowlands. Its great temples and plazas were typical of the Classic Age of Maya civilization.
Palenque
Nefertiti
Maya Society
Upper class
Lower class
None
What was Maya's religion?
Worshiped one god
Worshipped many gods related to different aspects of their daily life.
Some Mayan achievements
Created a number system, use the number 0
Learned about the cycles of the moon and how to predict eclipses.
Developed calendars (religious, farming, etc).
Built observatories, to study the stars.
*The Maya people rebelled against their kings.
*The Mayas wiped themselves out through wars.
*A drought may have starved many of the Maya people.
*The Mayas couldn't grow enough food to feed themselves.
Theories about the Mayan colapse
Thories aboute the creation of the man
