Maya Civilization

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America

• United States

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states all under one ruler.

• True

• False

The Maya had a class system that divided people into different levels of society

• True

• False

Why would the Maya make sacrifices?

• to please the gods

• to use the temple

• to establish the power of their city-state

• to decide who would be king

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

• They built a pyramid

• They played a complicated ball game

• They created a 365 day calendar

• they made beautiful pottery and jewelry

The Maya used glyphs to

• farm swamp land

• fight back against the conquistadors

• represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing

• help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game

What type of government did the Mayan Empire have?

• democracy
• communism
•  leaders over Independent city-states
• dictatorship

What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?

• geometry 
• fractions and decimals
• the concept of algebra
• the concept of zero

The most important crop of the Mayans was ...

• Potatoes

• Maize/corn

• Rice

• Cotton

Choose the two groups who were in the upper class.

• Slaves

• Warriors

• Nobles

• Priests

• Farmers