TCI - The Maya

Which time period does this list best describe?

The Maya abandoned many of their cities.

The Maya carried out larger and larger wars.

Maya civilization produced few great cultural achievements.

• time period A - Olmec

• time period B - Pre-Classic Maya

• time period C - Classic Maya

• time period D - Post-Classic Maya

When the cities of the southern lowlands collapsed, what took their place?

• desert

• jungle

• swamp

• grassland

What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?

• It wore out the soil.

• It injured the cattle.

• It drained the swamps.

• It destroyed the temples.

Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to farm in the mountains?

• terraces

• crop rotation

• raised-earth plarforms

• slash-and-burn agriculture

What was an important use of the Sacred Round?

• to choose a bride or groom

• to visit other cities for trade

• to get water for the community

• to determine when to plant crops

How was the jaguar important to the Maya?

• Warriors trained it to fight.

• It provided meat for their diet

• It was a feature of their religion.

• Peasants wore its fur to keep warm.

When a Maya couple first married, where did they go to live?

• to a faraway city, where they could have some independence

• to the husband's childhood home, where his wife helped cook

• to a farm a few miles away, where they raised their own food

• to the home of the wife's parents, where her husband would work for them

When did the Maya first give a girl tools for spinning and weaving?

• when she was three-months old

• at her coming-of-age ceremony

• when she was ready to marry

• about a month after her wedding

Which of these foods would have been new to the Maya when it was introduced from Europe after 1500?

• beans

• squash

• sugar

• chocolate

Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role of the priests?

• to foretell the future

• to lead peasant armies

• to carve temple sculptures

• to conduct long-distance trade