Mayan Civilization

The Mayan civilization was focused on what 3 things? Click all that apply.

• family

• work

• religion

• farming

Match the following

• 5,000 years

• The Long Count Calendar

• Nobles sons

• Did not attend school

• 260 days

• Tzolkin Calendar

• commoner children

• Were taught by Priests.

• Priests

• made important decisions

What is NOT a job that Mayan commoners had?

• stonecutters

• carpenters

• farmers

• school teachers

What 3 subjects did Noble's sons study with the Priests?

• math

• science

• writing

• astronomy

What 2 things did the Priests make decisions about?

• who went to school

• When farmers should harvest and plant crops

• who would be sacrificed to their gods.

• who would be king

What 2 things happened to people who stole in the Mayan civilization?

• They were enslaved.

• They were sacrificed to the gods.

• They made them become soldiers.

• They had to serve the person they stole from.

Which event did the Mayans NOT believe that the gods controlled?

• weather

• harvests

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

Which 2 things did each city-state have?

• nobles

• kings

• artists

• pottery makers