WorksheetsThe Maya
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Maya lived in the area of the
Yucatan Peninsula
Amazon River
Northern Mexico
The southern tip of South America
To help solve water problems, farmers developed agricultural solutions such as...
aqueducts, plumbing, and irrigation systems
terrace farming, irrigation systems, and water wells.
recycling, using silt, and terrace farming
water wells, aqueducts, and irrigation systems
Politics were divided into independent ___ that had independent governments.
constitutions
polis
democracies
city-states
What was a collection of Maya religious stories?
Yucatan
Polis
Popol Vu
Xibalba
There were 3 parts to the world:
heaven and earth
the sky, the earth, and the underworld
the sky, the earth, and the ocean
the sky, the oceans, the earth
Who held authority in the society?
Priests
Polis
Kings
Government
One game called ___ involved hitting a heavy ball on a court without using hands or feet.
Olympics
Dodgeball
Pok-ta-pok
Tak-po-Tak
What was one way to honor the gods?
Songs
Games
Festivals
War
Great knowledge of the sky and the solar system.
Astronomy
Architecture
Mathematics
Theory
Which is NOT a major achievement of the Maya?
Architecture
Mathematics
Astronomy
Developing the first metal tools
What is a theory about why the Maya abandoned their cities?
The Gods may have told them to seek better lands.
Priests may have revolted.
Disease may have spread.
Flooding destroyed their homes.
A false belief in the power of magic, luck, or unseen forces.
omen
decipher
equinox
superstition
An idea or belief about something that has not been proven.
Superstition
Decipher
Theory
Omen
An occurrence or event believed to be a sign of the future.
Omen
Superstition
Theory
Equinox
A day in which daytime and nighttime are about the same length, which happens twice every year.
Superstition
Omen
Equinox
Decipher
