WorksheetsThe Mayas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What can you conclude about the Mayas based on the information in this passage?
The Mayas did not create a lot of art.
The Mayas were a well-developed group of people that created many things.
The Mayas only cared about painting royalty and rulers.
The Mayas were not interested in math and science.
Where the Maya civilization developed?
Mesoamerica
South America
Africa
What goods did the Mayas trade?
Cacao beans
Obsidian
Cotton
Horses
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
Maya king of Palenque, he had a temple built in the city to record his achievements.
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
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.
What kind of crops did early Mayas grow?
Maize and other crops
Potatoes
Maya had many grand buildings (stone piramids, temples and palaces); artists decorated this buildings.
True
False
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.
What was the primary purpose of the Mayan pyramids?
A) Religious ceremonies and rituals
B) Military defense
C) Residential housing
D) Trade centers
Which of the following was a significant achievement of the Mayan civilization?
A) Development of a complex writing system
B) Invention of the wheel
C) Discovery of electricity
D) Construction of the Great Wall
What was the role of the Mayan ball game in their society?
A) It was purely for entertainment
B) It was a religious and political ritual
C) It was a form of military training
D) It was a method of trade negotiation
