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The Maya

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following did the Mayan civilization states share?

a)

a shared language

b)

a shared culture

c)

a shared religion

d)

all of the above

2.

Which of the following did the Maya achieve Independently (alone/without help) of Europe and Asia?

a)

They invented a writing system

b)

They developed mathematics and astronomy

c)

They became great architects

d)

All of the above

3.

In which of the following ways did the Maya worship their gods?

a)

By practicing human sacrifice

b)

By going on pilgrimage

c)

By converting people in distant lands

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of the following were triadic structures?

a)

Stone complex, which included pyramids, built by the Maya

b)

Stone causeways built by the Inca

c)

Advanced irrigation systems built by the Aztecs

d)

Spanish colonial dwellings

5.

Why were the Maya cities abandoned throughout their history?

a)

Warfare

b)

Drought

c)

Disease

d)

Possibly a combination of the above...archeologists are not sure

6.

Which of the following happened to the Maya after the Spanish came to the continent?

a)

The Maya became friends with the Spanish

b)

The Maya were overtaken/conquered by the Spanish

c)

The Maya conquered the Spanish

d)

The Maya fought a war against the Aztecs

7.

The Maya civilization developed in South America.

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)

8.

The Spanish put an end to the Maya civilization. The Maya NO LONGER EXIST ANYWHERE.

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)

9.

Maya people did NOT practice commercial (trade) activities.

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)

10.

The Mayans played a sacred ring ball game called Pok-ta-pok, which can still be played today. (ANSWER WAS IN THE EDPUZZLE VIDEO)

a)

Cierto (True)

b)

Falso (False)