Mayan Cities

What formed the heart of each Mayan city?

• Ceremonial Center

• Gardens

• Churches

• Markets

Where did the rulers and priests live?

• Jungle

• City Center

• Outside the village

• Underground

What were the raised roads that ran through the cities called.

• Bridges

• Tunnels

• Causeways

• Driveway

Area in Mayan Cities surrounded by public buildings, palaces, and ball courts.

• Plazas

• Parks

• Farms

• Zoo

Mayan tools were made of what material?

• Iron

• Bone

• Steel

• Stone

Mayans used wheeled vehicles and large animals to assist in building large building and monuments.

• True

• False

The second largest Mayan City, had 5 main plazas, and boasted the Great Staircase.

• Tikal

• Copan

• Chichen Itza

• Tulum

Largest and Possibly oldest Mayan City that spread over 50 square miles and contained 8 different temples.

• Tikal

• Copan

• Chichen Itza

• Tulum

Mayan city that had large observatory used by astronomers and used the Well of Sacrifice to sacrifice people to the gods.

• Tikal

• Copan

• Chichen Itza

• Tulum

Mayan engineers used what to get giant stones into place when building their temples.

• Cranes

• Large pack animals

• Engines

• Man Power