WorksheetsMaya Civilization
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Mayan empire was politically divided into:
Villages
Tribes
City states
kingdoms
In which of the following territories was the Mayan civilization located?
Guatemala, Honduras, Yucatan Peninsula
Honduras, Panama and Guatemala
Yucatan Peninsula, Panama and Guatemala
Panama, Columbia and Yucatan Peninsula
Mayan symbols in mathematics were were:
A dot, a bone and a bar
A circle, a dot and a bar
A bar, a shell and a circle
A dot, a bar and a shell
Which of the following was used by the Mayas as a medium of exchange at the height of their civilization?
Gold coins
Feathers
Sea shells
Cocoa beans
In what part of the world was Mayan civilization located?
The Andes Mountains
The Amazon Basin
The Yucatan Peninsula
The Atacama Desert
What was the staple crop (most important food) for the Maya civilization?
Bananas
Potatoes
Maize (corn)
Wheat
The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called
glyphs
letters
numbers
pictographs
Why did the Maya use the practice of human sacrifice?
To reduce the population
To please the gods
To punish criminals
To avoid using animals which were sacred
The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.
1
- 1
0
Infinity
possible warfare
Mayan Rulers
were thought to be like gods
were elected
grew more maize than others
were only ever men
What physical feature is this?
cenote
chenote
cenode
xenote
Arrangement of knotted strings on a cord used by the Inca to record numerical information
Iroquois
Triple Alliance
Quipu
Book containing a Maya story of creation
Popul Vuh
codex
glyph
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 Mayans worshipped multiple gods, what color was the god that faced south?
(a)
The Mayans worshipped multiple gods, what color was the god that faced west?
(a)
What farming method is this?
terraced farming
floating gardens
slash and burn
cut and grow
