The Mayan Civilization

Each Mayan city was ruled by ____________________

• a committee of elected officials

• a king who was also a priest

• a single elected official

Mayan pyramids were built as _________________________

• capital buildings for each city

• places to bury kings

• tributes to the leading citizens of each city

The Mayan ballgame pok-a-tok was ______________________

• a religious ritual and a sport

• a competition among kings

• played for entertainment only

The Mayans:

• built pyramids only for religious purposes

• built pyramids to bury important leaders and to observe the stars

• did not build pyramids

The most important crop for the Mayans was ___________

• Corn

• Squash

• Beans

Where did the Mayans live?

• southwestern United States

• northern Africa

• Central America and southern Mexico

• South America

Every Mayan city-state had a king. How did someone become king of a Mayan

city-state?

• by being chosen by the priests

• by inheriting the position from his father

• by being elected by the people

• by defeating the old king in battle

Which of these was NOT one of the king’s activities?

• Seeking reelection

• ruling the city

• being a war leader

• communicating with the gods

The most important crop of the Mayans was _________.

• Squash

• Beans

• Maize

• Sweet Potatoes

Maize is another word for __________

• Corn

• Chocolate

• Squash

• Sweet Potato