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A review of the Maya
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1
Farming was a challenge for the Maya, one technique they used to grow food was
Slash-and-burn
aquaducts
fertilizer
terrace farming
2
What is the biggest issue with slash and burn agriculture?
It drained the swamps.
It wears out the soil.
It destroyed the temples.
It injured their cattle.
3
How old was a girl when she was exposed to the tools for spinning and weaving?
3 months
6 weeks
3 days
4 years
4
Which group was considered the backbone of Mayan society because they grew most of the food?
Merchants/Artisans
Priests/Nobles
Peasants
Ruler
5
The ancient Maya believed that blood....
was important to the aliens that visited them.
was important tool for decoration.
gave power to the gods.
was needed to grow crops as fertilizer.
6
Which of these was NOT a primary crop of the Mayans...
Corn
Squash
Beans
Potatoes
7
Which body part was NOT used during a game of pok-a-tok?
elbow
knee
hips
hands
8
Why did boys wear a white bead in their hair and girls wear a string of shells?
Symbols of the child's innocence.
They reminded the child to listen to their parents.
To protect the child from jaguar attacks.
So people would know who their parents were.
9
Which of these modern countries is in the area where the Maya civilization developed?
Guatemala
Panama
Venezuela
Mexico
10
Which current country was NOT part of the Ancient Mayan civilization.
Honduras
Mexico
Guatemala
Panama
11
Which of these is NOT one of the theories for what caused the collapse of Mayan civilization.
Farmers couldn't keep up with growing population.
Invaders from Central Mexico took over
Disease carried from the Spanish explorers.
Warfare between city/states was so fierce.
12
Maya in different communities shared everything but their
gods
armies
language
calendars
13
Which agricultural technique did the Mayas use to farm in the mountains?
Raised platforms (chinampas)
Terraces
Ox and cart
Slash and burn
14
All are true about Pok-a-tok, except which fact?
You score using your hips, wrists, and knees (no hands)
The losers are sacrificed after the game
It is a ball game played throughout Mesoamerica
The ball was made of bamboo
15
What movie is this picture of Tikal from?
E.T.
Battle Star Galactica
Battle for the Ewok Village
Rogue One
16
In the jungle what technique did farmers use to prepare the land for growing crops.........
Flood irrigation
Slash and burn
Raised earth platforms
Terraces
17
During the Pre-Classic time many of the ideas of the __________ were improved by the Mayans.
Incas
Aztecs
Native Americans
Olmecs
18
Which group came and destroyed the Mayan documents, only saving and studying a few?
Spanish
Portuguese
French
English
19
The Mayans built a special solar calendar that lasted a total of how many days?
200
260
525
365
20
The Mayan began using techniques of the Olmecs such as their calendar and writing during the...
Classic period
Post-Classic period
Pre-Classic period
Stone age period
21
Using LiDAR technology, we have discovered
10,000 people had once lived there
interconnected cities and raised highways
60,000 new structures
aliens in the forest
22
Which of these items were not sacrificed to the gods in Mayan religion?
feathers
flowers
bronze
humans
23
Mayan women and girls spent most of the day....
cooking and taking care of the home
fishing and trapping animals
farming in the fields
building the mighty temples
24
One of the most important uses of the Sacred Round was ...
to help in choosing a bride.
to help as a table for making tortillas on.
to help in gathering water.
to help in determining when to plant crops.
25
Which was NOT a remarkable achievement of the Maya?
Calendars
Math
Wheel
Trade Routes
26
The Maya were great masons, their structures were made of
straw
stone
mud
wood
27
Mayan culture flourished throughout the region known as __________.
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
Northern Mexicana
Central Antartica
28
The Mayan believed in __________ which means they worshipped many gods.
Christianity
Islam
monotheism
polytheism
29
What made it possible for the Olmecs, and later Mayas, to create permanent settlements?
farming
hunting animals
sailing
metal tools
30
Which ancient civilization did the Mayans build off of many of their great ideas?
Incas
Olmecs
Spanish
Aztecs
31
Which is NOT a theory to describe what happened to the Maya in the South?
Famine
Attack by invaders
Flooding
Fighting between city/states
32
True or False: All Maya had a unified (shared) government.
True
False
33
Which group was responsible for reading the sacred round calendar?
Priests
Ruler
Merchants/Artisans
Peasants
