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The Mayas

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 4hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of crops did early Mayas grow?

a)

Maize and other crops

b)

Potatoes

2.

Where the Maya civilization developed?

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

South America

c)

Africa

3.

What goods did the Mayas trade?

a)

Cacao beans

b)

Obsidian

c)

Cotton

d)

Horses

4.

Maya had many grand buildings (stone piramids, temples and palaces); artists decorated this buildings.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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.

a)

Mayan Game

b)

Mayan Ball Game

6.

Mayan cities where states because:

a)

they where big

b)

each had its own government and its own king. No single ruler united the many cities into one empire.

7.

When did Maya Civilization began to colapse?

a)

In 900s

b)

In 1800

8.

A sharp, glass like volcanic rock

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pacal

c)

Observatories

9.

(603-683) Maya king of Palenque, he had a temple built in the city to record his achievements.

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pacal

c)

Observatories

10.

Buildings used to study astronomy; Mayan priests watched the stars from these buildings

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pacal

c)

Observatories

11.

A book of Maya legends and history

a)

Popol Vuh

b)

The rice and the beans

12.

When did the Maya civilization reach its height (Classic Age)?

a)

AD 250-900

b)

AF 250-

13.

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.

a)

Palenque

b)

Nefertiti

14.

Maya Society

a)

Upper class

b)

Lower class

c)

None

15.

What was Maya's religion?

a)

Worshiped one god

b)

Worshipped many gods related to different aspects of their daily life.

16.

Some Mayan achievements

a)

Created a number system, use the number 0

b)

Learned about the cycles of the moon and how to predict eclipses.

c)

Developed calendars (religious, farming, etc).

d)

Built observatories, to study the stars.

17.

*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.

a)

Theories about the Mayan colapse

b)

Thories aboute the creation of the man