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WorksheetsMesoamerica: Olmec and Maya
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
volcanic rocks that were carved into large heads by the Olmec
a)
Obsidian
b)
Basalt Stone Heads
c)
Religious temples
d)
Political thrones
2.
Political title for Maya leaders
a)
Ajaw
b)
Pharaoh
c)
Emperor
d)
King
3.
Commercial and religious center for the Maya on the Yucatan peninsula
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Copán
c)
San Lorenzo
d)
Tikal
4.
First urban center of Olmec, abandoned in 900 BC
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Copán
c)
San Lorenzo
d)
Tikal
5.
a major ancient Maya citadel in the rainforests of northern Guatemala
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Copán
c)
San Lorenzo
d)
Tikal
6.
control by several different locations
a)
city-state
b)
country
c)
decentralized
d)
empire
7.
a stylized picture of an object representing a word
a)
Hieroglyphs
b)
Ajaw
c)
Polytheism
d)
Quetzal
8.
A relative who lived in the past
a)
Quetzal
b)
Ancestor
c)
Pakal the Great
d)
Skeleton
9.
a religion that believes in many gods/goddesses
a)
Obsidian
b)
Maize
c)
Polytheism
d)
Monotheism
10.
Maya king who ruled Palenque for 68 years, he died in 683 AD.
a)
Pakal the Great
b)
San Lorenzo
c)
Tikal
d)
Pakal III
11.
people who established a civilization in southern Mexico and Central America, flourished 300 to 900 AD.
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
12.
the first Mesoamerican civilization from 1200 BC to 400 BC., known as the Rubber People
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
13.
Very accurate to track the passing of time. Used for different purposes.
a)
Maya Calendars
b)
Maya Math
c)
Slash and burn
d)
Polytheism
14.
Olmec learned how to harvest sap and make it
a)
Obsidian
b)
Slash and burn
c)
Rubber
d)
Cacao
15.
dark, glass like volcanic rock that could be sharpened into tools. Showed spread of Olmec trade.
a)
Obsidian
b)
Jadeite
c)
Quetzal
d)
Basalt
16.
Agriculture technique to create farmland.
a)
Olmec
b)
Trance
c)
Slash and burn
d)
Sacrifice
17.
rare, prized green stone
a)
Jadeite
b)
Quetzal
c)
Obsidian
d)
Cacao Beans
18.
the dried seeds were turned into cocoa /chocolate starting with Olmec; used as a form of currency by the Maya
a)
Jadeite
b)
Quetzal
c)
Obsidian
d)
Cacao Beans
19.
the most important crop for the Olmec and Maya, aka corn
a)
Jadeite
b)
Quetzal
c)
Maize
d)
Cacao Beans
20.
an act of slaughtering an animal or person as an offering to a god.
a)
Stelae
b)
Ancestor
c)
Sacrifice
d)
Codices
21.
Like a book for the Maya
a)
Codices
b)
Stelae
c)
Jadeite
d)
Obsidian
22.
A tall, slender stone monument, with glyphs carved into its surface
a)
Codices
b)
Stelae
c)
Jadeite
d)
Obsidian
23.
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
a)
city-state
b)
decentralized
c)
town
d)
civilization
24.
A person who is both priest and doctor, tended the physical needs of Maya with natural medicine, magic, and sorcery.
a)
ajaw
b)
shaman
c)
ancestor
d)
Olmec
25.
a ball game that had religious significance, first played by Olmec, sometimes the losing team was sacrificed to the gods.
a)
baseball
b)
pok-a-tok
c)
ajaw
d)
shaman
26.
Base 20 number system, used a shell like symbol for zero.
a)
calendar
b)
ajaw
c)
metate
d)
math
27.
stone basin used as a grinding stone to mill corn, similar function to a mortar and pestle.
a)
ajaw
b)
obsidian
c)
metate
d)
maize
28.
A flat strip of ground cut into hillside or mountain for growing crops
a)
terrace
b)
Slash and burn
c)
metate
d)
maize
29.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? POLYTHEISTIC
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
30.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? DECODED HIEROGLYPHS
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
31.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? SAN LORENZO IN MEXICO'S HEARTLAND
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
32.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? TIKAL, COPAN, AND CHICHEN ITZA
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
33.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? YUCATAN PENINSULA
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
34.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? BALL GAME (sometimes resulting in death)
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
35.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? PYRAMIDS FOR GODS
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
36.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? USED CENOTES FOR WATER SOURCE AND SACRIFICE
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
37.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? USED CACAO FOR COCOA
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
38.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? AJAW WAS THE LEADER
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
39.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? GODS YUM KAAX AND ITZAMNA
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
40.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? NAMED RUBBER PEOPLE
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
41.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? STONE HEADS, POSSIBLY OF LEADERS
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
42.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? THEOCRACY, AJAW HAD CONNECTION TO THE GODS
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
43.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? MATH SYSTEM WITH LINES AND DOTS
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
44.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? ENDED BY MASSIVE FLOODS
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
45.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? RECORDED HISTORY ON STELAE AND CODICES
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
46.
What does this image show?
a)
Stelae
b)
Pok-a-tok
c)
Metate
d)
Obsidian
47.
What does this image show?
a)
Stelae
b)
Pok-a-tok
c)
Metate
d)
Obsidian
48.
What does this image show?
a)
Stelae
b)
Pok-a-tok
c)
Metate
d)
Obsidian
49.
What does this image show?
a)
Stelae
b)
Pok-a-tok
c)
Metate
d)
Obsidian
50.
What does this image show?
a)
Maize
b)
Cacao Beans
c)
Math or Numbers
d)
Hieroglyhs
51.
What does this image show?
a)
Maize
b)
Cacao Beans
c)
Math or Numbers
d)
Hieroglyhs
52.
What does this image show?
a)
Maize
b)
Cacao Beans
c)
Math or Numbers
d)
Hieroglyhs
53.
What does this image show?
a)
Maize
b)
Cacao Beans
c)
Math or Numbers
d)
Hieroglyhs
54.
What does this image show?
a)
Quetzal
b)
Calendar
c)
Stone Head
d)
Jadeite
55.
What does this image show?
a)
Quetzal
b)
Calendar
c)
Stone Head
d)
Jadeite
56.
What does this image show?
a)
Quetzal
b)
Calendar
c)
Stone Head
d)
Jadeite
57.
Does this characteristic go with the Olmec, the Maya, or both? KNOWN AS THE MOTHER CIVILIZATION
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Both
d)
Neither
58.
What has kept much of the Olmec and Maya history hidden?
a)
Rainforests
b)
Vast Deserts
c)
Dangerous Mountains
d)
People hiding artifacts
59.
Why did the Maya put a bead in front of their infants eyes?
a)
It was a hair style
b)
They valued cross eyed
c)
It was punishment
d)
It prevented sacrifice
60.
Why did the Olmecs and Maya use human sacrifice?
a)
It was a way to intimidate their enemies.
b)
They had to when they lost pok-a-tok.
c)
To make the gods happy.
d)
Tradition
61.
Which group came first?
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Spanish
62.
True or False: There are still Maya in Mexico and Central America today.
a)
true
b)
false
63.
True or False: The Olmec settled along rivers in Mexico's Heartland.
a)
true
b)
false
64.
True or False: The Olmec did not have a written langauge.
a)
true
b)
I don't know
c)
They did, we just don't understand it.
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