Mayan Farming

Which type of farming is best to do if you lived near water?

• Floating Island

• Terrace Farming

• Slash and Burn

Which type of farming is best to do if you lived in a steep valley?

• Floating Island

• Terrace Farming

• Slash and Burn

Which type of farming is best to do if you lived in a dense forest?

• Raised Field

• Terrace Farming

• Slash and Burn

Which type of farming is only good for a while before you would need to find somewhere else?

• Raised Field

• Terrace Farming

• Slash and Burn

What is an additional benefit of farming on a Raised Field?

• It lasts for a long time

• You get to row which is nice

• You can also catch fish

• There are no other benefits

Why did the Mayans burn down trees in the forest to start farming? Choose two:

• To create space

• To keep warm

• The Mayans did not like trees

• The nutrients from the trees help crops to grow qucikly

Select two advantages of terrace farming:

• It makes the landscape look nice

• It creates more space on the mountain side

• It makes it easier to harvest crops when it is flat

• The Mayans liked cutting into hills

Which of these was not grown by the Mayans?

• Chocolate

• Beans

• Maize

• Chillis

What did the Mayans study to know when the best time to plant their crops was?

• Books

• Stars

• Land

• Temperature

Which farming method do you think is the best?

• Raised Field

• Terrace Farming

• Slash and Burn

• They are all effective