G7 Olmecs & Maya

How did Olmec culture and knowledge spread?

• through war

• through trade

• through writing

• through the ball game

Historians can read Olmec writing.

• True

• False

Maya got most of their resources from ​ (a)  

• the forest
• trade
• from war conquest

What was the age of growth called in the Maya Civilization?

• Classic Age

• The Growing Age

• The Conquest

• The Golden Age

What could you find in Mayan cities? (Choose all that apply)

• temples

• palaces

• ball court

• ziggurats

Choose who was part of the upper class of the Maya social structure. (Choose all that apply)

• kings

• priests

• warriors

• merchants

The fall of the Maya is caused by only one thing.

• True

• False

What roles did the upper class of the Maya have? (Choose all that apply)

• controlled politics

• controlled religion

• controlled economy

• controlled the slaves

What roles did the lower class of the Maya have? (Choose all that apply)

• worked the land

• paid the leaders

• built temples and roads

• offered blood to the gods

What was the main crop used in the Maya civilization?