WorksheetsRoles and Responsibilities in Maya Society
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What was the role of the Maya ruler in society?
To lead religious ceremonies
To trade goods
To rule as a god-king
To grow crops.
How was the next ruler chosen when one died?
By election
By inheritance
By battle
By priest selection
What were two important responsibilities of priests besides leading religious ceremonies?
Trading goods
offered sacrifices & fortold the future
Growing crops
Building temples.
Why did priests need to know astronomy and math?
To predict weather
To perform rituals
To build pyramids
To educate nobles.
What kinds of goods did Maya merchants trade?
Copal
obsidan
jade
All of the above.
What were the main crops that peasants grew?
Wheat
Corn
Rice
Barley
How did peasants contribute to the construction of pyramids and temples?
By designing them
By providing labor
By funding them
By trading materials
How did someone become enslaved in Maya society?
By being captured in war
By being born into it
By committing a crime
All of the above.
The Maya ruler role in society was ________.
ceremonial
agricultural
god-like
mercantile
Priests needed to know ________ to perform rituals.
history
astronomy
agriculture
trade
Peasants' main crop was ________.
wheat
corn
rice
barley
Peasants contributed to construction by ________. A) designing B) laboring C) funding D) trading.
designing
laboring
funding
trading
Someone could become enslaved by ________.
war capture
birth
crime
all of the above.
What is one of the Primary food of the Mayans
Maize
Steak
Deer
Milk
What is the name of the area the Mayans farmed in the mountains?
Highlands
MiddleLand
LowLands
Moutlands
What was the name of the Are Mayans farmed in the Swamps
Swamplands
LowLands
Middlelands
Highlands
Why was the slash and burn Method bad for the soil?
Wears out the Soil
Waste the farmers energy
Causes massive fires
Creates mudslides
Mayans abandoned their cities to the what?
Jungle
Aztecs
Spanish
Gods
